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Olympia, WA

55,151 Population
18.2 square miles 3,026.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$41,904 ±$1,556 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $42,306 ±$751
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $48,685 ±$231
$73,851 ±$3,948 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $88,895 ±$2,161
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $90,325 ±$433

13.3% ±1.8% (7,228  ±994) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 9.4% 27,142 (±0.7% / ±1,991)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 747,538 (±0.2% / ±12,498)

20.8 minutes ±1.3 (444,250  ±36,952) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 26.6 3,118,300 (±0.5 / ±84,337)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 27.3 86,033,296 (±0.1 / ±396,856)

Families

24,567 ±621 Number of households
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 115,695 ±728
  • Washington: 2,979,272 ±5,779
2.2 ±0.1 (54,210  ±75) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 2.5 290,358 (±0 / ±76)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,535,102

6.2% ±1.6% (833  ±223) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 4.5% † 3,056 (±0.6% / ±407)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,119 (±0.1% / ±2,538)

Housing

25,870 ±632 Number of housing units
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 121,682 ±140
  • Washington: 3,216,243 ±644

$409,700 ±$13,570 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $411,700 ±$5,310
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $473,400 ±$1,571

21.1% ±2.4% (11,525  ±1,302.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 16.6% 48,371 (±1% / ±2,766.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 15.9% 1,213,002 (±0.2% / ±14,919.5)

Social

95.5% ±3.4% (38,180  ±1,572.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 94.3% 196,715 (±1.6% / ±3,387.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.1% 4,923,665 (±0.3% / ±17,432.6)
47.9% ±2.6% (19,148  ±1,109.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 36.4% 75,946 (±1% / ±2,035.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 38% 2,029,443 (±0.2% / ±10,889.6)

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

9% ±1.2% (4,949  ±675) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 8.4% 24,662
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 14.9% 1,143,428

8.4% ±1.2% (3,703  ±522) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 12.5% 28,374 (±0.5% / ±1,196)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 8.4% 499,332 (±0.1% / ±4,883)
3,703 Total veterans ±522 3,173 Male ±448 530 Female ±200

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