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Thurston County (Central)--Olympia, Lacey, & Tumwater Cities PUMA, WA

180,228 Population
79.2 square miles 2,275.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,571 ±$2,254 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$91,858 ±$4,944 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.9% ±2% (15,861  ±3,615) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.4 minutes ±0.6 (1,543,860  ±65,323) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

75,393 ±3,012 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (177,516  ±5,967) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±2.1% (2,397  ±913) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

79,184 ±2,583 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$512,800 ±$24,868 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±2.2% (22,392  ±4,048.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95% ±3.4% (125,003  ±6,039.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.4% ±2.6% (58,457  ±3,897.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

13.3% ±1.7% (22,633  ±2,873.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9.7% ±1.1% (17,463  ±2,038) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

10.4% ±1.2% (14,572  ±1,677) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
14,572 Total veterans ±1,677 12,215 Male ±1,569 2,357 Female ±877

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