Olympia Demographics

PopulationOlympia city, WashingtonWashington
Total Population42,5145,894,121
Male47.8%49.8%
Female52.2%50.2%
18 years and over78.5%74.3%
65 years and over13.3%11.2%
Married Persons47.3%55.3%
Single Persons52.7%44.7%
Median Age36.035.3
Average Family Size2.883.07
Ethnicity
White88.6%84.9%
Black or African American2.7%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native2.5%2.7%
Asian7.1%6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.7%0.7%
Other2.5%4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)4.4%7.5%
Housing CharacteristicsOlympia city, WashingtonWashington
Total Housing Units19,7022,451,075
Median Home Cost$143,500$168,300
Number of Households18,6702,271,398
Persons per Household2.212.53
Economic CharacteristicsOlympia city, WashingtonWashington
Median Household Income$40,846$45,776
Per Capita Income$22,590$22,973
In Labor Force67.5%66.5%
Families below poverty level6.9%7.3%
Education CharacteristicsOlympia city, WashingtonWashington
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment4,208697,192
High School Enrollment2,385347,619
College or Graduate School3,799358,414
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate20.8%24.9%
Associates Degree7.1%8.0%
Bachelor's Degree25.3%18.4%
Graduate or Professional Degree15.0%9.3%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census