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Olympia, WA

55,583 Population
18.2 square miles 3,050.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,315 ±$1,695 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $44,646 ±$845
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$76,930 ±$4,034 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $93,985 ±$1,815
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

14.8% ±1.6% (8,108  ±891) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 9.7% 28,292 (±0.7% / ±2,152)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

20.5 minutes ±0.9 (441,135  ±29,737) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 26.3 3,015,590 (±0.5 / ±84,934)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

25,146 ±639 Number of households
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 117,172 ±764
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.2 ±0.1 (54,599  ±135) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 2.5 292,531 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

5.4% ±1.5% (738  ±210) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 4.3% † 2,989 (±0.6% / ±431)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

26,432 ±653 Number of housing units
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 123,333 ±114
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$457,900 ±$9,502 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $451,500 ±$5,096
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

18.9% ±1.9% (10,374  ±1,054.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 15.8% 46,426 (±0.9% / ±2,659.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

96.5% ±3.1% (39,451  ±1,520.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 94.5% 199,739 (±1.6% / ±3,438.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
50% ±2.3% (20,438  ±1,054) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 37.2% 78,600 (±1% / ±2,088.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% ±1.1% (4,561  ±620) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 8.5% 25,144
  • about half the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

8.4% ±1.3% (3,755  ±566) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 12.9% 29,303 (±0.5% / ±1,179)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)
3,755 Total veterans ±566 3,166 Male ±462 589 Female ±242

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