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Washington·Thurston County
16 tracts·50K people·$486K median·2,732/mi²
White 71 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 7 · Black 3 · Other 2
Living alone 36 · Married couple 36 · Other 28
Public admin 37 · Health 21 · Professional 18 · Retail 11 · Leisure 5 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 18 · Service 16 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 59 · Work from home 25 · Carpool 12 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Olympia is $486,200 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Olympia has 55,951 residents across 12 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.5; the population is 71.2% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Multiracial, 6.7% Asian, 2.7% Black and 1.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 51.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.0% (Census ACS).
Pioneer Elementary School (68%), McKenny Elementary (62%) and Roosevelt Elementary School (57%) lead the elementary schools; Jefferson Middle School (62%), Washington Middle School (61%) and Reeves Middle School (54%) lead the middle schools; Olympia High School (73%), Avanti High School (71%) and Capital High School (53%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,599/month, 1% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Olympia is $81,302 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Olympia, median rent is $1,599/month and the median home value is $486,200 (Census ACS).
Olympia reported 5.7 violent crimes and 38.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 76°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Olympia are earthquake (100), landslide (88) and volcanic activity (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.70g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Olympia, 4.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).