Compare ZIP Code 98501 vs Thurston County, WA vs Olympia Metro Area, WA vs Washington State (WA) vs United States
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98501 – Olympia, WA ZIP Code |
Thurston County, WA County |
Olympia Metro Area, WA Metro Area |
Washington State (WA) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 48,067 | 299,067 | 299,067 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,697 | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1986 | 1991 | 1991 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Household income | $97,198 | $96,563 | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,384 | $46,136 | $46,136 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 6.8% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 48,067 | 299,067 | 299,067 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 34,032 | 214,184 | 214,184 | 5,484,391 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 19,783 | 118,899 | 118,899 | 3,064,820 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $97,198 | $96,563 | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,384 | $46,136 | $46,136 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 6.8% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,697 | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1986 | 1991 | 1991 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 38.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 61.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 75.6% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 65.8% | 61% |
| Black | 2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 9.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 12.8% | 13% | 13% | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.9% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.1% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 85.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 72% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 80.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 28% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 19.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 22.2% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 16.4% | 22% | 22% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.4% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 51% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 39.6% | 35.7% |