Thurston County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	35%

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Races in Thurston County, Washington:

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 101,543	(49.0%)
Females: 105,812	(51.0%)

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Thurston County:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$57,773
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$749
State:	$721

Thurston County:	$267,000
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $340,542

Here:	$340,542
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $384,146

Here:	$384,146
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $253,338

Here:	$253,338
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,628

Here:	$224,628
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,550

Here:	$212,550
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $75,131

Here:	$75,131
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,292

Here:	$37,292
State:	$62,453

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 277
• Burglaries: 889
• Thefts: 1974
• Auto thefts: 353

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 24
• Assaults: 222
• Burglaries: 962
• Thefts: 1802
• Auto thefts: 242

Health of residents in Thurston County based on 711 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
83.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
31.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
52.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
66.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.

Thurston County:	9.5%
Washington:	11.4%

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Olympia, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Thurston County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $749 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1088 a month.

Cities in this county include: Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Yelm, North Yelm, Grand Mound, Rochester, Rainier, Tenino.

2005 air pollution in Thurston County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.070 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.059 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Grays Harbor County , Lewis County , Mason County , Pierce County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Thurston County: Mina Falls Trailhead Campground (A), Alder Lake Campground (B), Wetica (C), Olympia Water Supply (D), Olympia Substation (E), Nisqually (F), Luhr Beach (G), Yew Tree Campground (H), Margaret McKenny Campground (I), Bordeaux Campground (J), Tenino Junction (K), Burnham Ranch (L), Capitol Peak Lookout (M), Sundown Ranch (N), Mount Molly Campground (O), Sherman Valley Campground (P), McAllister Rod Gun Club (Q), Segale (R), Sanderson Harbor (S), Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Forest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Scott Lake (A), Gehrke Lake (B), Bald Hill Lake (C), McClure Lake (D), Bass Lake (E), Smith Lake (F), Saint Clair, Lake (G), Munn Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hull Creek (A), Scatter Creek (B), Hospital Creek (C), Dempsey Creek (D), Stony Creek (E), Medicine Creek (F), Mitchell Creek (G), Perry Creek (H), McAllister Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Thurston County include: Millersylvania State Park (1), Black River Habitat Management Area (2), Grand Mound State Game Reserve (3), Scatter Creek Wildlife Recreation Area (4), Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (5), Nisqually State Wildlife Recreation Area (6), Tolmie Underwater State Park (7), Tolmie State Park (8), Historical Marker Fort Henness Site (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Countryside Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.0%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 13,181
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,738 (56% naturalized citizens)

Thurston County:	6.1%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 55,035
• One, attached: 2,533
• Two: 2,715
• 3 or 4: 3,335
• 5 to 9: 3,450
• 10 to 19: 2,933
• 20 or more: 4,906
• Mobile homes: 11,355
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 390

Housing units in Thurston County with a mortgage: 32,435 (4,496 second mortgage, 3,177 home equity loan, 115 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,196

Here:	77.9% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Thurston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 11.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Thurston County-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 336% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 25.3 miles away from Thurston County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 15.0 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 34.1 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from Thurston County center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Thurston County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 77,933 (77%) Carpooled: 12,808 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,144 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Taxi: 22 (0%) Motorcycle: 84 (0%) Bicycle: 728 (1%) Walked: 2,793 (3%) Other means: 569 (1%) Worked at home: 3,887 (4%)

9.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,695 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.34%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)

Thurston County:	0.26%
Washington average:	0.26%

5.22% relocated from other counties in Washington ($22,899 average AGI)
3.86% relocated from other states ($17,677 average AGI)

Thurston County:	3.86%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Pierce County, WA	1.92% ($42,336 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.96% ($44,780)
from Lewis County, WA	0.43% ($38,049)
from Mason County, WA	0.42% ($40,089)
from Grays Harbor County, WA	0.32% ($34,961)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.20% ($46,878)
from Kitsap County, WA	0.14% ($36,766)

7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($732 average AGI)

Thurston County:	0.15%
Washington average:	0.16%

4.49% relocated to other counties in Washington ($21,554 average AGI)
3.09% relocated to other states ($15,833 average AGI)

Thurston County:	3.09%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Pierce County, WA	1.30% ($37,310 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.94% ($35,501)
to Lewis County, WA	0.53% ($33,630)
to Mason County, WA	0.41% ($40,155)
to Grays Harbor County, WA	0.31% ($37,328)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.18% ($43,333)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.13% ($27,128)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 29,554 (25,028 aged, 4,526 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 169,765 (41,894 male householders, 13,331 female householders)

  43,954 spouses, 59,049 children (52,931 natural, 1,964 adopted, 4,154 stepchildren), 2,356 grandchildren, 1,084 brothers or sisters, 1,061 parents, 2,239 other relatives, 4,797 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 34,181 (11,667 male householders (8,523 living alone)), 14,774 female householders (11,932 living alone)), 7,740 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,409 (1,959 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 24,250 2-persons, 12,843 3-persons, 11,153 4-persons, 4,647 5-persons, 1,605 6-persons, 727 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,455 1-person, 4,836 2-persons, 803 3-persons, 266 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

90.8% of residents of Thurston County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,459,358,000 ($10946 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $147,431,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $732,060,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $181,651,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,728,000
Federal grants: $1,422,569,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,747,000 ($10,128,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $76,604,000 ($10,701,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,460,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $248,309,000
Federal Government insurance: $85,984,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+68 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.82 millions of gallons per day (46% from ground, 54% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

49% of Thurston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Washington.

Thurston County:	49.2%
State average:	50.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 98718
• Northeast: 10310
• Midwest: 23271
• South: 15751
• West: 41505

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $139,600

Here:	8.7%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	4.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	15.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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