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Olympia Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 207,355
Land Area (2000): 1,882.977 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 120.733 square kilometers

Olympia Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	204,640	2002	213,507	2005	227,714
2000	210,376	2003	219,880	2006	232,799
2001	210,657	2004	224,569	2007	238,675

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	312,446	75.08%
Rural, Farm	4,347	1.04%
Rural, Non-farm	99,366	23.88%

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Olympia Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	81,303	77,417	3,886	4.78%	48
1991	82,418	77,650	4,768	5.79%	58
1992	85,309	79,851	5,458	6.40%	64
1993	87,779	81,987	5,792	6.60%	66
1994	90,127	84,387	5,740	6.37%	64
1995	94,295	88,660	5,635	5.98%	60
1996	97,454	91,923	5,531	5.68%	57
1997	100,413	95,673	4,740	4.72%	47
1998	104,204	99,805	4,399	4.22%	42
1999	106,208	101,688	4,520	4.26%	43
2000	108,262	103,321	4,941	4.56%	46
2001	107,624	101,447	6,177	5.74%	57
2002	112,220	104,966	7,254	6.46%	65
2003	116,072	108,546	7,525	6.48%	65
2004	119,791	112,909	6,882	5.74%	58
2005	122,359	116,176	6,183	5.05%	50
2006	124,277	118,563	5,714	4.60%	46
2007	127,828	122,239	5,589	4.37%	44
2008	131,065	124,233	6,832	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	82,833	78,311	4,522	5.46%	55
Feb 1990	83,883	79,011	4,872	5.81%	58
Mar 1990	82,263	78,084	4,179	5.08%	51
Apr 1990	80,898	77,176	3,722	4.60%	46
May 1990	80,836	77,160	3,676	4.55%	45
Jun 1990	80,443	76,758	3,685	4.58%	46
Jul 1990	81,983	78,368	3,615	4.41%	44
Aug 1990	81,839	78,305	3,534	4.32%	43
Sep 1990	78,135	74,696	3,439	4.40%	44
Oct 1990	79,346	75,850	3,496	4.41%	44
Nov 1990	81,183	77,310	3,873	4.77%	48
Dec 1990	81,994	77,970	4,024	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	82,335	77,303	5,032	6.11%	61
Feb 1991	83,019	77,852	5,167	6.22%	62
Mar 1991	82,579	77,531	5,048	6.11%	61
Apr 1991	81,902	77,577	4,325	5.28%	53
May 1991	81,372	77,080	4,292	5.27%	53
Jun 1991	82,038	77,342	4,696	5.72%	57
Jul 1991	82,394	77,895	4,499	5.46%	55
Aug 1991	81,646	77,105	4,541	5.56%	56
Sep 1991	80,773	76,234	4,539	5.62%	56
Oct 1991	82,009	77,077	4,932	6.01%	60
Nov 1991	83,391	78,479	4,912	5.89%	59
Dec 1991	85,556	80,322	5,234	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	85,820	79,994	5,826	6.79%	68
Feb 1992	86,256	80,067	6,189	7.18%	72
Mar 1992	85,387	79,531	5,856	6.86%	69
Apr 1992	83,852	78,675	5,177	6.17%	62
May 1992	84,107	79,000	5,107	6.07%	61
Jun 1992	83,526	78,025	5,501	6.59%	66
Jul 1992	86,992	81,661	5,331	6.13%	61
Aug 1992	84,983	79,702	5,281	6.21%	62
Sep 1992	82,463	77,386	5,077	6.16%	62
Oct 1992	86,080	80,966	5,114	5.94%	59
Nov 1992	86,782	81,229	5,553	6.40%	64
Dec 1992	87,454	81,976	5,478	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	87,970	81,647	6,323	7.19%	72
Feb 1993	87,990	81,741	6,249	7.10%	71
Mar 1993	87,386	81,464	5,922	6.78%	68
Apr 1993	86,423	81,150	5,273	6.10%	61
May 1993	86,729	81,442	5,287	6.10%	61
Jun 1993	86,680	80,891	5,789	6.68%	67
Jul 1993	87,999	82,137	5,862	6.66%	67
Aug 1993	86,838	80,963	5,875	6.77%	68
Sep 1993	85,069	79,676	5,393	6.34%	63
Oct 1993	88,426	82,573	5,853	6.62%	66
Nov 1993	90,177	84,389	5,788	6.42%	64
Dec 1993	91,660	85,773	5,887	6.42%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	92,262	85,383	6,879	7.46%	75
Feb 1994	91,528	84,744	6,784	7.41%	74
Mar 1994	89,398	83,035	6,363	7.12%	71
Apr 1994	88,371	82,524	5,847	6.62%	66
May 1994	89,162	83,835	5,327	5.97%	60
Jun 1994	87,684	82,049	5,635	6.43%	64
Jul 1994	89,237	83,746	5,491	6.15%	62
Aug 1994	88,725	83,216	5,509	6.21%	62
Sep 1994	87,124	82,183	4,941	5.67%	57
Oct 1994	90,418	85,208	5,210	5.76%	58
Nov 1994	93,443	88,004	5,439	5.82%	58
Dec 1994	94,176	88,720	5,456	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	95,201	89,127	6,074	6.38%	64
Feb 1995	95,841	89,580	6,261	6.53%	65
Mar 1995	94,522	88,785	5,737	6.07%	61
Apr 1995	94,227	88,734	5,493	5.83%	58
May 1995	94,092	88,959	5,133	5.46%	55
Jun 1995	92,820	87,291	5,529	5.96%	60
Jul 1995	94,109	88,492	5,617	5.97%	60
Aug 1995	93,386	87,702	5,684	6.09%	61
Sep 1995	90,825	85,564	5,261	5.79%	58
Oct 1995	93,810	88,285	5,525	5.89%	59
Nov 1995	95,624	89,859	5,765	6.03%	60
Dec 1995	97,081	91,537	5,544	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	98,109	91,582	6,527	6.65%	67
Feb 1996	98,321	92,152	6,169	6.27%	63
Mar 1996	97,694	91,712	5,982	6.12%	61
Apr 1996	96,815	91,477	5,338	5.51%	55
May 1996	97,493	92,131	5,362	5.50%	55
Jun 1996	96,897	91,607	5,290	5.46%	55
Jul 1996	97,517	91,986	5,531	5.67%	57
Aug 1996	96,618	91,479	5,139	5.32%	53
Sep 1996	95,576	90,482	5,094	5.33%	53
Oct 1996	96,077	90,822	5,255	5.47%	55
Nov 1996	98,682	93,263	5,419	5.49%	55
Dec 1996	99,649	94,386	5,263	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	100,472	94,838	5,634	5.61%	56
Feb 1997	100,467	94,986	5,481	5.46%	55
Mar 1997	99,935	94,679	5,256	5.26%	53
Apr 1997	99,475	94,969	4,506	4.53%	45
May 1997	99,592	95,382	4,210	4.23%	42
Jun 1997	99,269	94,492	4,777	4.81%	48
Jul 1997	100,097	95,497	4,600	4.60%	46
Aug 1997	100,042	95,098	4,944	4.94%	49
Sep 1997	98,615	94,329	4,286	4.35%	43
Oct 1997	100,451	96,010	4,441	4.42%	44
Nov 1997	102,791	98,398	4,393	4.27%	43
Dec 1997	103,752	99,400	4,352	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	104,980	99,758	5,222	4.97%	50
Feb 1998	104,908	99,944	4,964	4.73%	47
Mar 1998	104,410	99,474	4,936	4.73%	47
Apr 1998	102,462	98,421	4,041	3.94%	39
May 1998	103,450	99,541	3,909	3.78%	38
Jun 1998	102,859	98,448	4,411	4.29%	43
Jul 1998	103,811	99,435	4,376	4.22%	42
Aug 1998	102,334	98,026	4,308	4.21%	42
Sep 1998	102,072	98,004	4,068	3.99%	40
Oct 1998	104,031	99,762	4,269	4.10%	41
Nov 1998	106,577	102,460	4,117	3.86%	39
Dec 1998	108,555	104,391	4,164	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	107,250	102,289	4,961	4.63%	46
Feb 1999	107,396	102,278	5,118	4.77%	48
Mar 1999	106,625	101,981	4,644	4.36%	44
Apr 1999	105,777	101,619	4,158	3.93%	39
May 1999	105,887	101,669	4,218	3.98%	40
Jun 1999	106,071	101,286	4,785	4.51%	45
Jul 1999	105,750	101,172	4,578	4.33%	43
Aug 1999	104,761	100,173	4,588	4.38%	44
Sep 1999	104,574	100,364	4,210	4.03%	40
Oct 1999	105,486	101,172	4,314	4.09%	41
Nov 1999	106,919	102,579	4,340	4.06%	41
Dec 1999	107,996	103,674	4,322	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	110,528	105,200	5,328	4.82%	48
Feb 2000	110,508	104,819	5,689	5.15%	51
Mar 2000	110,268	105,078	5,190	4.71%	47
Apr 2000	108,195	103,655	4,540	4.20%	42
May 2000	107,801	103,242	4,559	4.23%	42
Jun 2000	107,599	102,578	5,021	4.67%	47
Jul 2000	107,420	102,568	4,852	4.52%	45
Aug 2000	106,491	101,415	5,076	4.77%	48
Sep 2000	105,684	101,264	4,420	4.18%	42
Oct 2000	106,474	101,956	4,518	4.24%	42
Nov 2000	108,419	103,309	5,110	4.71%	47
Dec 2000	109,755	104,769	4,986	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	109,202	103,047	6,155	5.64%	56
Feb 2001	109,386	102,849	6,537	5.98%	60
Mar 2001	108,106	101,797	6,309	5.84%	58
Apr 2001	107,309	101,429	5,880	5.48%	55
May 2001	106,382	101,005	5,377	5.05%	51
Jun 2001	106,673	100,548	6,125	5.74%	57
Jul 2001	106,368	100,726	5,642	5.30%	53
Aug 2001	105,650	99,578	6,072	5.75%	57
Sep 2001	104,977	99,491	5,486	5.23%	52
Oct 2001	107,599	101,411	6,188	5.75%	58
Nov 2001	109,358	102,293	7,065	6.46%	65
Dec 2001	110,476	103,191	7,285	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	110,872	102,632	8,240	7.43%	74
Feb 2002	112,254	104,180	8,074	7.19%	72
Mar 2002	112,052	104,143	7,909	7.06%	71
Apr 2002	111,201	103,570	7,631	6.86%	69
May 2002	111,059	104,119	6,940	6.25%	62
Jun 2002	111,453	103,982	7,471	6.70%	67
Jul 2002	110,818	103,700	7,118	6.42%	64
Aug 2002	111,761	104,809	6,952	6.22%	62
Sep 2002	111,132	104,851	6,281	5.65%	57
Oct 2002	113,330	107,062	6,268	5.53%	55
Nov 2002	114,708	107,680	7,028	6.13%	61
Dec 2002	116,000	108,862	7,138	6.15%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	116,798	108,842	7,956	6.81%	68
Feb 2003	117,216	109,216	8,000	6.83%	68
Mar 2003	116,019	108,399	7,620	6.57%	66
Apr 2003	115,402	108,107	7,295	6.32%	63
May 2003	114,464	107,438	7,026	6.14%	61
Jun 2003	114,606	106,484	8,122	7.09%	71
Jul 2003	114,315	106,341	7,974	6.98%	70
Aug 2003	114,721	106,862	7,859	6.85%	69
Sep 2003	114,108	106,960	7,148	6.26%	63
Oct 2003	116,588	109,756	6,832	5.86%	59
Nov 2003	119,007	111,602	7,405	6.22%	62
Dec 2003	119,615	112,547	7,068	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	120,151	112,149	8,002	6.66%	67
Feb 2004	120,382	112,560	7,822	6.50%	65
Mar 2004	119,858	112,344	7,514	6.27%	63
Apr 2004	119,445	112,409	7,036	5.89%	59
May 2004	118,695	112,297	6,398	5.39%	54
Jun 2004	118,268	111,194	7,074	5.98%	60
Jul 2004	119,281	112,400	6,881	5.77%	58
Aug 2004	118,669	112,006	6,663	5.61%	56
Sep 2004	117,872	111,907	5,965	5.06%	51
Oct 2004	119,626	113,585	6,041	5.05%	50
Nov 2004	122,247	115,613	6,634	5.43%	54
Dec 2004	122,992	116,439	6,553	5.33%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	122,489	115,515	6,974	5.69%	57
Feb 2005	122,906	115,534	7,372	6.00%	60
Mar 2005	122,247	115,837	6,410	5.24%	52
Apr 2005	122,369	115,890	6,479	5.29%	53
May 2005	121,383	115,416	5,967	4.92%	49
Jun 2005	120,310	114,073	6,237	5.18%	52
Jul 2005	121,834	115,587	6,247	5.13%	51
Aug 2005	121,478	115,486	5,992	4.93%	49
Sep 2005	120,542	114,955	5,587	4.63%	46
Oct 2005	122,874	117,429	5,445	4.43%	44
Nov 2005	124,889	118,897	5,992	4.80%	48
Dec 2005	124,988	119,495	5,493	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	124,135	118,045	6,090	4.91%	49
Feb 2006	124,632	118,263	6,369	5.11%	51
Mar 2006	123,673	118,111	5,562	4.50%	45
Apr 2006	123,402	117,669	5,733	4.65%	46
May 2006	122,977	117,449	5,528	4.50%	45
Jun 2006	122,988	117,068	5,920	4.81%	48
Jul 2006	122,776	116,748	6,028	4.91%	49
Aug 2006	123,616	117,791	5,825	4.71%	47
Sep 2006	122,950	117,600	5,350	4.35%	44
Oct 2006	124,905	120,001	4,904	3.93%	39
Nov 2006	127,403	121,738	5,665	4.45%	44
Dec 2006	127,872	122,276	5,596	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	127,088	120,692	6,396	5.03%	50
Feb 2007	127,507	121,334	6,173	4.84%	48
Mar 2007	127,477	121,987	5,490	4.31%	43
Apr 2007	126,620	121,313	5,307	4.19%	42
May 2007	126,569	121,405	5,164	4.08%	41
Jun 2007	126,348	120,830	5,518	4.37%	44
Jul 2007	127,189	121,455	5,734	4.51%	45
Aug 2007	126,635	121,195	5,440	4.30%	43
Sep 2007	127,181	121,884	5,297	4.16%	42
Oct 2007	128,973	123,797	5,176	4.01%	40
Nov 2007	131,129	125,539	5,590	4.26%	43
Dec 2007	131,222	125,435	5,787	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	131,444	124,948	6,496	4.94%	49
Feb 2008	131,362	124,667	6,695	5.10%	51
Mar 2008	132,902	125,952	6,950	5.23%	52
Apr 2008	131,099	124,902	6,197	4.73%	47
May 2008	130,355	123,785	6,570	5.04%	50
Jun 2008	130,248	122,938	7,310	5.61%	56
Jul 2008	130,130	122,991	7,139	5.49%	55
Aug 2008	131,090	123,706	7,384	5.63%	56
Sep 2008	130,952	124,204	6,748	5.15%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Olympia Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	18,070	17.49%
2.	Construction	12,350	11.95%
3.	Educational Services	5,752	5.57%
4.	Health Care	4,898	4.74%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,862	4.71%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,858	4.70%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,130	4.00%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,636	2.55%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	2,522	2.44%
10.	Finance and Insurance	2,500	2.42%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,396	2.32%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,096	2.03%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,990	1.93%
14.	Other Transportation	1,766	1.71%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,752	1.70%
16.	Truck Transportation	1,714	1.66%
17.	Wood Manufacturing	1,616	1.56%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,446	1.40%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,378	1.33%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,334	1.29%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Public Administration	20,398	20.89%
2.	Health Care	14,018	14.36%
3.	Educational Services	12,376	12.67%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,516	6.67%
5.	Finance and Insurance	4,952	5.07%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,104	4.20%
7.	Social Assistance	4,030	4.13%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,624	2.69%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	2,154	2.21%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,984	2.03%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,888	1.93%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,842	1.89%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,718	1.76%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,646	1.69%
15.	Construction	1,376	1.41%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,162	1.19%
17.	Info Services and Data Processing	870	0.89%
18.	Private Household Services	782	0.80%
19.	Other Direct Selling Estab	764	0.78%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	752	0.77%

Olympia Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	5,872	5.68%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,694	4.54%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,372	4.23%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,994	3.87%
5.	Computer Specialists	3,934	3.81%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,818	3.69%
7.	Other Production Occupations	3,240	3.14%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,880	2.79%
9.	Other Construction Trades	2,788	2.70%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,694	2.61%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,568	2.49%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,542	2.46%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,520	2.44%
14.	Engineers	2,458	2.38%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,438	2.36%
16.	Carpenters	2,318	2.24%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	2,196	2.13%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,892	1.83%
19.	Top Executives	1,882	1.82%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,786	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,442	8.65%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	5,880	6.02%
3.	Other Management Occupations	4,398	4.50%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,394	4.50%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,994	4.09%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,360	3.44%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	2,990	3.06%
8.	Registered Nurses	2,836	2.90%
9.	Cashiers	2,618	2.68%
10.	Customer Service Representatives	2,524	2.58%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,396	2.45%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,380	2.44%
13.	Child Care Workers	2,364	2.42%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,302	2.36%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,296	2.35%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,282	2.34%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,228	2.28%
18.	Accountants and Auditors	1,972	2.02%
19.	Computer Specialists	1,948	2.00%
20.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,848	1.89%

Olympia Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	180,258	55.56%
15-35 hours	43,257	13.33%
1-14 hours	9,866	3.04%
No regular hours	91,081	28.07%

Olympia Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	7,509	3.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,781	3.48%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	9,606	4.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM	15,203	7.80%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	21,471	11.02%
7 AM-7:29 AM	31,533	16.18%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	33,641	17.26%
8 AM-8:29 AM	17,057	8.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	9,778	5.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	10,286	5.28%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	5,082	2.61%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,736	1.40%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,436	6.38%
4 PM-11:59 PM	11,766	6.04%

Olympia Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,891	3.02%
5-9	19,519	10.02%
10-14	32,491	16.67%
15-19	36,959	18.96%
20-24	31,665	16.25%
25-29	11,917	6.11%
30-34	20,201	10.37%
35-39	5,368	2.75%
40-44	5,038	2.59%
45-59	11,083	5.69%
60-89	8,375	4.30%
At least 90	6,378	3.27%

Olympia Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,400	0.72%	137,042	70.32%
30-44	1,336	0.69%	29,271	15.02%
45-59	564	0.29%	10,519	5.40%
At least 60	1,068	0.55%	13,685	7.02%

Olympia Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,458	0.72%
Car / truck / van, carpool	25,707	12.68%
Car / truck / van, solo	156,433	77.14%
Motorcycle	168	0.08%
Other	1,148	0.57%
Public transportation	4,368	2.15%
Walked	5,603	2.76%
Worked at home	7,908	3.90%

Olympia Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Olympia Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 163,332 (407,892 people)
: 110,450 (329,936 people)
: 46,958
: 188,298
Olympia Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	10,861	6.63%
$10,000-$14,999	8,514	5.20%
$15,000-$19,999	8,053	4.91%
$20,000-$24,999	10,200	6.22%
$25,000-$29,999	10,282	6.27%
$30,000-$34,999	10,597	6.47%
$35,000-$39,999	9,518	5.81%
$40,000-$44,999	9,960	6.08%
$45,000-$49,999	9,580	5.85%
$50,000-$59,999	17,643	10.77%
$60,000-$74,999	21,521	13.13%
$75,000-$99,999	19,363	11.82%
$100,000-$124,999	9,197	5.61%
$125,000-$149,999	3,712	2.27%
$150,000-$199,999	2,330	1.42%
$200,000 or more	2,538	1.55%

Olympia Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	20,473	25.08%
Family, 2 people	24,176	29.62%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,892	5.99%
Family, 3 people	12,869	15.77%
Nonfamily, 3 people	841	1.03%
Family, 4 people	11,071	13.56%
Nonfamily, 4 people	314	0.38%
Family, 5 people	4,528	5.55%
Nonfamily, 5 people	120	0.15%
Family, 6 people	1,498	1.84%
Nonfamily, 6 people	21	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	809	0.99%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	13	0.02%

Olympia Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	134,395	28.51%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	69,564	14.76%
Public Assistance	5,421	1.15%
Retirement	35,483	7.53%
Self Employment	20,840	4.42%
Social Security	38,534	8.18%
Supplemental Security	6,559	1.39%
Wage / Salary	130,113	27.61%
Other	30,424	6.45%

Olympia Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	48,104	54.58%
With children under 18	40,028	45.42%

Olympia Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	16,801	10.50%
Married	96,015	60.02%
Never Married	43,746	27.34%
Widowed	3,422	2.14%

Olympia Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	23,687	13.83%
Married	95,645	55.85%
Never Married	38,106	22.25%
Widowed	13,807	8.06%

Olympia Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Olympia Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Olympia Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,023	2.58%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	29,357	9.44%
High school diploma or equivalent	76,067	24.45%
Some college, no degree	89,623	28.81%
Associate degree	24,024	7.72%
Bachelors degree	53,644	17.24%
Graduate or professional degree	30,347	9.76%

Olympia Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,513	1.69%	3,278	1.58%	6,791	3.28%
Kindergarten	4,854	2.34%	774	0.37%	5,628	2.71%
Grades 1-4	21,935	10.58%	2,275	1.10%	24,210	11.68%
Grades 5-8	22,219	10.72%	2,000	0.96%	24,219	11.68%
Grades 9-12	25,826	12.45%	1,203	0.58%	27,029	13.04%
Undergrad college	19,209	9.26%	3,628	1.75%	22,837	11.01%
Graduate or professional school	2,312	1.11%	1,299	0.63%	3,611	1.74%
Total	99,868	48.16%	14,457	6.97%	114,325	55.13%

Olympia Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Olympia Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Olympia Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	645	542
2002	614	480
2003	605	510
2004	643	538

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Olympia Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Olympia Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	372,633	91.18%
Below Poverty Level	36,054	8.82%

Olympia Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Olympia Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 780
Olympia Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.710	0.533	0.020	0.454	2.717	8.293	23.954	2.380	34.627
2000	12.278	1.307	0.228	4.801	18.614	23.201	118.707	20.820	162.728
2001	1.780	0.446	0.028	0.475	2.730	8.654	28.003	3.152	39.809
2002	1.799	0.595	0.009	0.520	2.923	8.290	27.563	2.904	38.758
2003	1.705	0.491	0.018	0.414	2.629	7.540	23.608	2.701	33.850
2004	1.817	0.374	0.036	0.410	2.636	7.971	25.996	2.841	36.808
2005	1.880	0.285	0.009	0.444	2.617	7.874	26.274	3.575	37.723
2006	1.740	0.322	0.017	0.481	2.560	7.242	23.308	2.938	33.488
2007	1.425	0.285	0.025	0.369	2.103	6.410	21.293	3.134	30.837

Olympia Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	7,642
2000	38,150
2001	8,961
2002	8,899

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Olympia Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Olympia Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	27,258	13.15%
10-19 Years	31,228	15.06%
20-29 Years	26,351	12.71%
30-39 Years	30,384	14.65%
40-49 Years	34,741	16.75%
50-59 Years	26,178	12.62%
60-69 Years	13,844	6.68%
70-79 Years	10,829	5.22%
80-89 Years	5,551	2.68%
90+ Years	991	0.48%

Olympia Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	101,543	48.97%
Female	105,812	51.03%

Olympia Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	172,963	83.41%
Hispanic/Latino	9,392	4.53%
Asian	9,034	4.36%
Multiracial	6,763	3.26%
African-American	4,714	2.27%
Amerindian	2,883	1.39%
Pacific Islander	1,030	0.50%
Other Race	576	0.28%

Olympia Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	83,507	22.01%
2.	English	53,055	13.98%
3.	Irish	52,406	13.81%
4.	Norwegian	23,817	6.28%
5.	United States Or American	22,625	5.96%
6.	Swedish	15,810	4.17%
7.	French Non-Basque	14,738	3.88%
8.	Scottish	13,904	3.66%
9.	Italian	12,669	3.34%
10.	Scotch Irish	10,488	2.76%

Olympia Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	354,633	90.80%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	10,770	2.76%
3.	Korean	4,241	1.09%
4.	German	4,207	1.08%
5.	Vietnamese	3,312	0.85%
6.	Tagalog	2,003	0.51%
7.	French	1,738	0.45%
8.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	1,714	0.44%
9.	Other Pacific Island	1,224	0.31%
10.	Chinese	1,136	0.29%

Olympia Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	390,655	93.87%
Naturalized immigrant	14,210	3.41%
Not a citizen	11,294	2.71%

Olympia Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Olympia Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Olympia Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Thurston County

Olympia Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community	Tanglewilde-Thompson Place
East Olympia	North Yelm	Tenino
Grand Mound	Olympia	Thurston South
Lacey	Rainier	Tumwater
Littlerock	Rochester	Yelm

Olympia (121,715)	Yelm (3,289)	Tenino (1,447)
Lacey (31,226)	North Yelm (2,793)	Bucoda (628)
Thurston South (22,032)	Grand Mound (1,948)	Nisqually Indian Community (588)
Tumwater (12,698)	Rochester (1,829)	Littlerock
Tanglewilde-Thompson Place (5,670)	Rainier (1,492)	East Olympia