Population 262,388
State Washington
Current Time
Area 721.96 mi²
Zip Codes 98501-98509, 98511-98513, 98516, 98597, 98599
Per capita income $30,153

Cities in Thurston County

Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, Yelm, Tanglewilde-Thompson Place

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4 %
White alone, percent, 2013 83.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 5.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,102,980
Total number of firms, 2007 20,125
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 5.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 262,388
Households, 2008-2012 100,766
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 4.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 13,918
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $30,153
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 10.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 64,681
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 3.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 721.96 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 252,264
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $251,000
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$870,094
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,766
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 8.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $63,224
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$346,683
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 29,137
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 92.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.47
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 32.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 81.7 %
Population, 2010 252,264
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 18.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 349.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 77.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 67.5 %
Housing units, 2013 110,394
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,999
Building permits, 2012 1,012
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,003,369
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %