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Olympia, WA

55,951 Population
18.2 square miles 3,070.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 40 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1

Economics

$45,674 ±$1,856 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $46,136 ±$865
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
$81,302 ±$4,826 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $96,563 ±$1,945
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414

14% ±1.7% (7,741  ±953) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 9.6% 28,156 (±0.7% / ±1,944)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)

20 minutes ±1 (401,925  ±33,024) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 25.8 2,861,030 (±0.4 / ±82,006)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)

Families

25,451 ±610 Number of households
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 118,899 ±801
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
2.2 ±0.1 (54,970  ±64) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 2.5 294,765 (±0 / ±83)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923

4.7% ±1.5% (629  ±201) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 4.3% † 2,976 (±0.6% / ±416)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)

Housing

26,795 ±605 Number of housing units
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 125,163 ±92
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517

$486,200 ±$10,636 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $480,300 ±$4,565
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940

17% ±1.9% (9,422  ±1,034.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 14.6% 43,214 (±0.8% / ±2,474.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)

Social

96.5% ±3.3% (40,215  ±1,650) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 94.7% 202,844 (±1.6% / ±3,429.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
51.8% ±2.6% (21,567  ±1,186.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 38.5% 82,458 (±1% / ±2,025.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)

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

8.4% ±1.2% (4,701  ±641) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 8.3% 24,715
  • about half the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843

7.8% ±1.1% (3,549  ±523) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 12.6% 28,932 (±0.5% / ±1,112)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
3,549 Total veterans ±523 2,875 Male ±439 674 Female ±212

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