Olympia, WA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	42,514	100.0

Male	20,319	47.8
Female	22,195	52.2

Under 5 years	2,307	5.4
5 to 9 years	2,449	5.8
10 to 14 years	2,664	6.3
15 to 19 years	2,859	6.7
20 to 24 years	3,914	9.2
25 to 34 years	6,471	15.2
35 to 44 years	6,436	15.1
45 to 54 years	6,434	15.1
55 to 59 years	2,029	4.8
60 to 64 years	1,279	3.0
65 to 74 years	2,449	5.8
75 to 84 years	2,261	5.3
85 years and over	962	2.3

Median age (years)	36.0	(X)

18 years and over	33,394	78.5
Male	15,642	36.8
Female	17,752	41.8
21 years and over	31,530	74.2
62 years and over	6,415	15.1
65 years and over	5,672	13.3
Male	2,072	4.9
Female	3,600	8.5

RACE
One race	40,915	96.2
White	36,246	85.3
Black or African American	805	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	553	1.3
Asian	2,473	5.8
Asian Indian	133	0.3
Chinese	323	0.8
Filipino	240	0.6
Japanese	207	0.5
Korean	297	0.7
Vietnamese	978	2.3
Other Asian ¹	295	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	125	0.3
Native Hawaiian	37	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	36	0.1
Samoan	25	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	27	0.1
Some other race	713	1.7
Two or more races	1,599	3.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	37,661	88.6
Black or African American	1,145	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,076	2.5
Asian	3,036	7.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	282	0.7
Some other race	1,059	2.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	42,514	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,863	4.4
Mexican	1,100	2.6
Puerto Rican	219	0.5
Cuban	62	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	482	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,651	95.6
White alone	35,343	83.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	42,514	100.0
In households	41,202	96.9
Householder	18,670	43.9
Spouse	7,396	17.4
Child	10,163	23.9
Own child under 18 years	8,459	19.9
Other relatives	1,161	2.7
Under 18 years	384	0.9
Nonrelatives	3,812	9.0
Unmarried partner	1,359	3.2
In group quarters	1,312	3.1
Institutionalized population	893	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	419	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,670	100.0
Family households (families)	9,968	53.4
With own children under 18 years	5,002	26.8
Married-couple family	7,396	39.6
With own children under 18 years	3,287	17.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,942	10.4
With own children under 18 years	1,349	7.2
Nonfamily households	8,702	46.6
Householder living alone	6,579	35.2
Householder 65 years and over	2,003	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,331	28.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,889	20.8

Average household size	2.21	(X)
Average family size	2.88	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	19,738	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,670	94.6
Vacant housing units	1,068	5.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	86	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,670	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,395	50.3
Renter-occupied housing units	9,275	49.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.43	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.98	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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