Compare Olympia, WA vs Washington State (WA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Olympia, WA City |
Washington State (WA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 55,951 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,599 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1982 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Household income | $81,302 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $45,674 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 14.0% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 57% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 55,951 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 41,665 | 5,484,391 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 25,451 | 3,064,820 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $81,302 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $45,674 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 14.0% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 57% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,599 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1982 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 50.2% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 49.8% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 74.3% | 65.8% | 61% |
| Black | 3% | 4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 9.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 12% | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.6% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89.4% | 85.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 74.4% | 80.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 20.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 25.6% | 19.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 22% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 17.5% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.8% | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 51.8% | 39.6% | 35.7% |