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Olympia, Washington QuickFacts

	Olympia, Washington	United States
Total population	42,514	281,421,906
State	Washington
City	olympia

Olympia, Washington Population

	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
Male	20,319	47.79%	49.06%
Female	22,195	52.21%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.0		35.3

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	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
18 years and over	33,394	78.55%	74.31%
21 years and over	31,530	74.16%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,415	15.09%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,672	13.34%	12.43%

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	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
White	36,246	85.26%	75.14%
Black or African American	805	1.89%	12.32%
Asian	2,473	5.82%	3.64%
Some other race	1,391	3.27%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,599	3.76%	2.43%

Olympia, Washington Housing

	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
Total households	18,670		105,480,101
Family households (families)	9,968	53.39%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	8,702	46.61%	31.94%

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	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
Total housing units	19,702		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,068	5.42%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	18,670	94.76%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	9,395	47.69%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,275	47.08%	30.77%

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	Olympia, Washington	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	31	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,041	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,520	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,118	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,164	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	238	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	143,500	119,600

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	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,708	30.57%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,747	30.78%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,877	15.41%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,355	12.61%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,068	5.72%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	927	4.97%	9.65%

Olympia, Washington Education

	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,504		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	679	5.9%	6.47%
Kindergarten	433	3.76%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,208	36.58%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,385	20.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,799	33.02%	22.81%

Olympia, Washington Economy

	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
Population 16 years and over	34,301		217,168,077
In labor force	23,154	67.5%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	22,877	66.69%	63.39%
- - Employed	21,744	63.39%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,133	3.3%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	277	0.81%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,147	32.5%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,139	52.88%	51.66%
In labor force	11,389	33.2%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,312	32.98%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,793	31.47%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,760	8.05%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,046		12,787,501

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	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	18,673		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,923	10.3%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,340	7.18%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,511	13.45%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,519	13.49%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,931	15.7%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,826	20.49%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,835	9.83%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,370	7.34%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	226	1.21%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	192	1.03%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,846		41,994

	Olympia, Washington	%, Olympia, Washington	United States
With earnings	14,939	43.55%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	49,319		56,604
With Social Security income	4,335	12.64%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,481		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	816	2.38%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,449		6,320
With public assistance income	545	1.59%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,349		3,032
With retirement income	3,229	9.41%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,906		17,376

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