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Total population: 45,322 (All urban)

Olympia, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,702 (18,682 occupied: 9,458 owner occupied, 9,224 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1179 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $722 (lower quartile is $618, upper quartile is $894)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $678

Median gross rent in Olympia, WA in 2007: $816

Housing units in Olympia with a mortgage: 5,949 (638 second mortgage, 542 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,176

Olympia,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $270,655 (it was $140,700 in 2000)

Olympia:	$270,655
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $208,100 - $354,481

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $307,094
Here: $307,094
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $352,345
Here: $352,345
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $240,803
Here: $240,803
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,757
Here: $259,757
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $275,983
Here: $275,983
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $46,320
Here: $46,320
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,854
Here: $58,854
State: $62,453

Household type by relationship

Households: 41,021

In family households: 29,651 (7,039 male householders, 2,951 female householders)
7,571 spouses, 10,200 children (8,974 natural, 327 adopted, 899 stepchildren), 302 grandchildren, 204 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 369 other relatives, 868 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,370 (3,658 male householders (2,694 living alone)), 5,025 female householders (3,998 living alone)), 2,687 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,324 (942 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,495 2-persons, 2,475 3-persons, 1,907 4-persons, 808 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,692 1-person, 1,575 2-persons, 310 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

5,870 married couples with children.
2,589 single-parent households (541 men, 2,048 women).

90.2% of residents of Olympia speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,787 (6.6%)
(57.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Olympia, Washington:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 140 3 rooms: 262 4 rooms: 744 5 rooms: 1,919 6 rooms: 2,191 7 rooms: 1,759 8 rooms: 1,223 9 or more rooms: 1,188

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Olympia, Washington:
	1 room: 594 2 rooms: 1,188 3 rooms: 2,125 4 rooms: 2,400 5 rooms: 1,725 6 rooms: 723 7 rooms: 255 8 rooms: 108 9 or more rooms: 106

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 513
1995 to 1998: 1,648
1990 to 1994: 2,311
1980 to 1989: 3,124
1970 to 1979: 3,741
1960 to 1969: 1,941
1950 to 1959: 1,751
1940 to 1949: 1,385
1939 or earlier: 3,288

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Olympia:
	no bedroom: 66 1 bedroom: 314 2 bedrooms: 1,983 3 bedrooms: 4,848 4 bedrooms: 1,887 5 or more bedrooms: 360

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Olympia:
	no bedroom: 725 1 bedroom: 3,114 2 bedrooms: 3,717 3 bedrooms: 1,448 4 bedrooms: 139 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Olympia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 274 1 vehicle: 2,893 2 vehicles: 4,338 3 vehicles: 1,532 4 vehicles: 320 5 or more vehicles: 101

Cars and other vehicles available in Olympia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,791 1 vehicle: 4,531 2 vehicles: 2,231 3 vehicles: 510 4 vehicles: 85 5 or more vehicles: 76

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Olympia, WA:

Less than $10,000: 38
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 57
$70,000 to $79,999: 64
$80,000 to $89,999: 49
$90,000 to $99,999: 65
$100,000 to $124,999: 206
$125,000 to $149,999: 212
$150,000 to $174,999: 429
$175,000 to $199,999: 793
$200,000 to $249,999: 1894
$250,000 to $299,999: 2206
$300,000 to $399,999: 2259
$400,000 to $499,999: 874
$500,000 to $749,999: 569
$750,000 to $999,999: 104
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Olympia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Olympia:

Less than $100: 80 people
$100 to $149: 88
$150 to $199: 167
$200 to $249: 167
$250 to $299: 107
$300 to $349: 87
$350 to $399: 103
$400 to $449: 208
$450 to $499: 395
$500 to $549: 617
$550 to $599: 783
$600 to $649: 743
$650 to $699: 886
$700 to $749: 910
$750 to $799: 875
$800 to $899: 1,409
$900 to $999: 700
$1,000 to $1,249: 944
$1,250 to $1,499: 116
$1,500 to $1,999: 133
$2,000 or more: 169
No cash rent: 119

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 596 1990 to 1994: 424 1985 to 1989: 320 1980 to 1984: 288 1975 to 1979: 356 1970 to 1974: 143 1970 to 1974: 95 1965 to 1969: 565

Olympia, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.1%
Number of people working at home: 745 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 863
5 to 9 minutes: 3683
10 to 14 minutes: 5086
15 to 19 minutes: 3915
20 to 24 minutes: 1981
25 to 29 minutes: 689
30 to 34 minutes: 1802
35 to 39 minutes: 506
40 to 44 minutes: 455
45 to 59 minutes: 741
60 to 89 minutes: 767
90 or more minutes: 412

Olympia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,381 (71%)
Carpooled: 2,663 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,116 (5%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 426 (2%)
Walked: 1,210 (6%)
Other means: 86 (0%)
Worked at home: 745 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1923
$10,000 to $14,999: 1340
$15,000 to $19,999: 1185
$20,000 to $24,999: 1326
$25,000 to $29,999: 1210
$30,000 to $34,999: 1309
$35,000 to $39,999: 855
$40,000 to $44,999: 1078
$45,000 to $49,999: 998
$50,000 to $59,999: 1851
$60,000 to $74,999: 1975
$75,000 to $99,999: 1835
$100,000 to $124,999: 963
$125,000 to $149,999: 407
$150,000 to $199,999: 226
$200,000 or more: 192

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6931

German: 5104

Irish: 3848

English: 3392

Norwegian: 2035

United States or American: 1814

Italian: 1157

Scottish: 1131

Swedish: 1089

French (except Basque): 930

Scotch-Irish: 879

European: 845

Polish: 532

French Canadian: 359

Dutch: 353

Scandinavian: 350

Danish: 334

Russian: 276

Finnish: 266

British: 262

Canadian: 208

Welsh: 200

Swiss: 169

Greek: 154

Czech: 140

Austrian: 132

Arab:: 109

Northern European: 96

Slavic: 83

Hungarian: 78

Subsaharan African:: 77

Romanian: 75

Lithuanian: 70

Lebanese: 70

Eastern European: 59

African: 53

Portuguese: 51

Ukrainian: 48

Czechoslovakian: 47

Yugoslavian: 45

Croatian: 40

Slovak: 34

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 33

Brazilian: 33

Iranian: 30

West Indian: 23

Armenian: 23

Celtic: 17

Basque: 15

Other Arab: 15

Slovene: 15

Liberian: 15

Jamaican: 10

Egyptian: 9

Latvian: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Estonian: 8

Icelander: 8

Turkish: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

Australian: 7

Belgian: 7

Palestinian: 7

Israeli: 6

Albanian: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Bulgarian: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

Luxemburger: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (23%)
Philippines (13%)
Canada (9%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (6%)
Japan (5%)
Korea (5%)

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

This state: 19170
Northeast: 2652
Midwest: 5309
South: 2890
West: 8666

42% of Olympia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 57
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 122
9th grade: 190
10th grade: 229
11th grade: 196
12th grade, no diploma: 251
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,768
Less than 1 year of college: 779
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,962
Associate degree: 922
Bachelor's degree: 3,310
Master's degree: 1,482
Professional school degree: 525
Doctorate degree: 328

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 123
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 203
9th grade: 94
10th grade: 207
11th grade: 258
12th grade, no diploma: 252
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,097
Less than 1 year of college: 1,329
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,528
Associate degree: 1,081
Bachelor's degree: 3,839
Master's degree: 1,483
Professional school degree: 290
Doctorate degree: 120

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 28.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 19.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,669
Black householders: $48,607
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,879
Asian householders: $61,363
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $25,587
Some other race householders: $45,912
Two or more races householders: $40,240
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,209

Olympia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Olympia household income for Black householders

Olympia household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Olympia household income for Asian householders

Olympia household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Olympia household income for Some other race householders

Olympia household income for Two or more races householders

Olympia household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Olympia marital status for males

Olympia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $275,463
Black or African American householders: $284,889
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $264,499
Asian householders: $284,312
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $216,408
Some other race householders: $298,355
Two or more races householders: $268,923
Hispanic or Latino householders: $268,731

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,623
One, attached: 446
Two: 757
3 or 4: 1,129
5 to 9: 1,654
10 to 19: 1,466
20 to 49: 940
50 or more: 1,836
Mobile homes: 787
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Median worth of mobile homes: $48,595

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Olympia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (73%) Utility gas (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 343

Here:	8.2%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66

Here:	2.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 522

Here:	16.4%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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