STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
Updated annually, Statistics-At-A-Glance is a collection of fourteen sets of the most commonly requested Thurston County data drawn from the categories of population, housing and real estate, employment, and economics. The data contained in Statistics-At-A-Glance are summary in nature; more detailed tabular data are available in The Profile, or by request from TRPC.
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Population as of April 1
|
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2011 |
|
|
Bucoda |
536 |
628 |
560 |
|
|
Lacey |
19,279 |
31,226 |
42,830 |
|
|
Olympia |
33,729 |
42,514 |
46,780 |
|
|
Rainier |
991 |
1,492 |
1,825 |
|
|
Tenino |
1,292 |
1,447 |
1,700 |
|
|
Tumwater |
9,976 |
12,698 |
17,570 |
|
|
Yelm |
1,337 |
3,289 |
7,005 |
|
|
Chehalis Res. |
N/A |
35 |
70 |
|
|
Nisqually Res. |
N/A |
599 |
600 |
|
|
Unincorp. Co. |
94,098 |
114,061 |
135,825 |
|
|
County Total |
161,238 |
207,355 |
254,095 |
|
Average Annual Population Change
|
Jurisdiction |
1990-2000 |
2000-2011 |
|
Bucoda |
1.6% |
-1.0% |
|
Lacey |
4.9% |
2.9% |
|
Olympia |
2.3% |
0.9% |
|
Rainier |
4.2% |
1.8% |
|
Tenino |
1.1% |
1.5% |
|
Tumwater |
2.4% |
3.0% |
|
Yelm |
9.4% |
7.1% |
|
Chehalis Res. |
- |
6.5% |
|
Nisqually Res. |
- |
0.0% |
|
Unincorp. Co. |
1.9% |
1.6% |
|
County Total |
2.5% |
1.9% |
Population Projections
|
Jurisdiction |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
|
Cities & UGAs |
169,140 |
222,000 |
265,000 |
|
Reservations |
675 |
900 |
1,110 |
|
Rural County |
82,575 |
96,000 |
107,000 |
|
County Total |
252,400 |
319,000 |
373,000 |
|
UGA - Urban Growth Area |
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Age |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
|
0-4 |
9,680 |
11,690 |
12,827 |
15,381 |
|
5-14 |
20,088 |
25,139 |
29,755 |
32,188 |
|
15-19 |
11,109 |
11,358 |
15,904 |
17,216 |
|
20-34 |
33,260 |
36,291 |
40,373 |
50,340 |
|
35-54 |
27,029 |
45,637 |
66,403 |
70,050 |
|
55-64 |
10,868 |
12,416 |
18,464 |
34,325 |
|
65+ |
12,230 |
18,707 |
23,629 |
32,764 |
|
Total |
124,264 |
161,238 |
207,355 |
252,264 |
|
Median Age |
30.3 |
33.6 |
36.5 |
38.5 |
|
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|
|
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2010 Census Racial Composition
|
Race and Ethnicity |
Number |
Percent |
|
White |
207,856 |
82% |
|
Black/African American |
6,752 |
3% |
|
American Indian &
Alaska Native |
3,515 |
1% |
|
Asian |
13,037 |
5% |
|
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander |
1,961 |
1% |
|
Other Race |
5,648 |
2% |
|
Two or More Races |
13,495 |
5% |
|
Hispanic* |
17,787 |
7% |
|
|
|
| *Denotes a place of origin and may be of any race.
Household Characteristics
|
Characteristics |
1970 |
2005-09 |
|
# Households |
25,186 |
94,040 |
|
Avg. Household Size |
2.70 |
2.46 |
|
Married Couple Families |
72% |
51% |
|
One Parent Families |
8% |
15% |
|
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2010 Housing Starts in Thurston County
|
|
Single-family |
Multi
family |
Manuf. Home |
Total |
|
Jurisdiction |
|
Bucoda |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Lacey |
222 |
41 |
0 |
263 |
|
Olympia |
127 |
325 |
0 |
452 |
|
Rainier |
24 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
|
Tenino |
7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
Tumwater |
135 |
0 |
2 |
137 |
|
Yelm |
42 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
|
Chehalis Res. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nisqually Res. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Unincorp. Co. |
401 |
4 |
68 |
473 |
|
County Total |
958 |
370 |
73 |
1,401 |
2010 Subdivision Activity
|
Jurisdiction |
Applications |
New Lots |
|
Bucoda |
0 |
0 |
|
Lacey |
2 |
127 |
|
Olympia |
6 |
130 |
|
Rainier |
0 |
0 |
|
Tenino |
0 |
0 |
|
Tumwater |
2 |
20 |
|
Yelm |
1 |
2 |
|
Unincorp. Co. |
35 |
402 |
|
Total |
46 |
681 |
Home Sale Price and Apartment Rent
|
|
Avg. Sale Price |
Average Apartment Rent |
|
Year |
1-BR |
2-BR |
|
2002 |
$171,360 |
$536 |
$601 |
|
2003 |
$188,628 |
$579 |
$639 |
|
2004 |
$209,165 |
$594 |
$664 |
|
2005 |
$252,451 |
$606 |
$680 |
|
2006 |
$282,585 |
$627 |
$703 |
|
2007 |
$298,290 |
$650 |
$725 |
|
2008 |
$283,993 |
$682 |
$757 |
|
2009 |
$259,950 |
$715 |
$794 |
|
2010 |
$247,919 |
$703 |
$781 |
|
2011 |
- |
$726 |
$806 |
|
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2010 Covered Employment and Wages
|
Industry |
Avg. Employ. |
Avg. Ann. Wage |
|
|
|
Ag., forestry, fishing, hunting |
1,370 |
$32,491 |
|
|
Mining |
35 |
$41,204 |
|
|
Utilities |
169 |
$75,435 |
|
|
Construction |
3,274 |
$41,893 |
|
|
Manufacturing |
3,088 |
$43,234 |
|
|
Wholesale Trade |
2,697 |
$83,700 |
|
|
Retail Trade |
11,076 |
$26,316 |
|
|
Trans., warehousing |
1,684 |
$34,449 |
|
|
Information |
991 |
$46,379 |
|
|
Finance, insurance |
2,159 |
$53,953 |
|
|
Real est., rental, leasing |
1,272 |
$28,824 |
|
|
Prof. & tech. svcs |
3,244 |
$54,790 |
|
|
Mgt of comp. & ent. |
663 |
$59,515 |
|
|
Admin and waste svcs |
3,319 |
$25,449 |
|
|
Educational svcs |
1,271 |
$42,351 |
|
|
Health care, social assist. |
11,595 |
$42,206 |
|
|
Arts, ent., rec. |
1,189 |
$16,783 |
|
|
Accomm., food svcs |
7,517 |
$15,665 |
|
|
Other svcs, except public admin |
4,431 |
$25,753 |
|
|
Government |
35,867 |
$53,014 |
|
|
Not Elsewhere Classified |
0 |
$0 |
|
|
Total |
96,767 |
$42,370 |
|
2010 Employment Indicators
|
Resident Civilian Labor Force |
130,969 |
|
|
Persons Employed |
120,176 |
|
|
Persons Unemployed |
10,793 |
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
8.2% |
|
2010 Unemployment Rates
|
Jurisdiction |
Rate |
|
|
Thurston County |
8.2% |
|
|
Washington State |
9.6% |
|
|
United States |
9.6% |
|
|
|
|
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Employment Projections
|
Year |
Employment |
|
|
2020 |
163,500 |
|
|
2030 |
189,100 |
|
|
2040 |
216,500 |
|
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ECONOMICS
Second Quarter 2011 Cost of Living Index
|
Jurisdiction |
Index |
|
Average of Participating Cities |
100.0 |
|
Everett, WA |
110.7 |
|
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA |
96.9 |
|
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA |
106.5 |
|
Seattle, WA |
116.1 |
|
Spokane, WA |
91.3 |
|
Tacoma, WA |
108.0 |
|
Portland, OR |
112.6 |
|
Eugene, OR |
106.2 |
|
New York (Manhattan), NY |
220.8 |
|
Atlanta, GA |
97.5 |
|
Chicago, IL |
114.4 |
|
Denver, CO |
104.0 |
|
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Median Household Income
|
Estimate |
1999 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Thurston County |
$46,975 |
$58,496 |
$57,988 |
Consumer Price Index
|
Annual Change |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Seattle Region |
4.2% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
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 Cost of Living
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