Household Types in the Olympia Area, Washington (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and the Olympia Area
Olympia Area
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.250628%49.901951%51.250628%51.3%53,02853.0k10.886458%10.102737%10.886458%10.9%11,26411.3k4.211930%4.454600%4.211930%4.2%4,35826.356941%27.497195%26.356941%26.4%27,27127.3k7.294043%8.043518%7.294043%7.3%7,547
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Washington and the Olympia Area
Olympia Area
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads68.793121%71.082618%68.793121%68.8%20,24120.2k22.655746%20.415785%22.655746%22.7%6,6668.551133%8.501597%8.551133%8.6%2,516

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and the Olympia Area
Olympia Area
Washington
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.436811%28.108927%28.436811%28.4%29,42329.4k71.248115%71.495354%71.248115%71.2%73,71973.7k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and the Olympia Area
Olympia Area
Washington
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountHispanic3Asian4Black4White5Mixed4Other4-16.743573%-8.723358%-11.711712%-7.009448%-17.548126%-8.701894%-16.706412%-7.265567%-44.188091%44%55.811909%49.778001%55.811909%56%4,551-11.658354%-4.821280%-22.651704%-5.610973%-9.548962%-4.132703%-22.215520%-7.661124%-44.742311%45%55.257689%56.441691%55.257689%55%4,812-15.339130%-6.086957%-22.678261%-4.104348%-18.981068%-6.672830%-34.807942%-6.670680%-48.208696%48%51.791304%32.867479%51.791304%52%2,875-9.843101%-3.788785%-27.928657%-7.278548%-8.500108%-3.759109%-28.820555%-8.077405%-48.839091%49%51.160909%50.842823%51.160909%51%85,27885.3k-16.687345%-4.032258%-19.882134%-13.120347%-16.753298%-6.332597%-27.440122%-11.157919%-53.722084%54%46.277916%38.316064%46.277916%46%3,224-20.821114%-7.074780%-19.721408%-7.697947%-19.639916%-9.702120%-17.922726%-7.617838%-55.315249%55%44.684751%45.117400%44.684751%45%2,728
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Olympia Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
47.4%50.5%53.6%56.6%59.6%62.7%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.6%7.8%8.9%10.1%11.2%12.4%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.68%4.06%4.44%4.82%5.19%5.57%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17.5%20.1%22.6%25.1%27.6%30.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.31%5.80%6.29%6.78%7.27%7.76%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.8%27.8%29.7%31.7%33.6%35.6%
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Household Types by Place in the Olympia Area

There are 12 places in the Olympia Area. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Olympia Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Olympia Area.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Olympia Area, selected places in the Olympia Area, and entities that contain the Olympia Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Grand MoundRochesterYelmRainierOlympia AreaWashingtonWestLaceyPacificUnited StatesBucodaTanglewildeTumwaterNisqually Indian CommNisqually Indian C…OlympiaNorth YelmTenino73.521127%73.521127%74%783169.598263%69.598263%70%641258.317252%58.317252%58%1,511354.935622%54.935622%55%384451.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k49.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.416991%49.416991%49%8,900549.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.222222%47.222222%47%102647.184737%47.184737%47%1,014744.551488%44.551488%45%4,162843.750000%43.750000%44%91936.858432%36.858432%37%7,8421036.460348%36.460348%36%3771133.026114%33.026114%33%21512
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Olympia Area

There is 1 county in the Olympia Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Olympia Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Olympia Area.

Married by County#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Olympia Area, selected counties in the Olympia Area, and entities that contain the Olympia Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Olympia AreaThurstonWashingtonWestPacificUnited States51.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k51.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k149.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Olympia Area

There are 4 county subdivisions in the Olympia Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Olympia Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Olympia Area.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Olympia Area, selected county subdivisions in the Olympia Area, and entities that contain the Olympia Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Olympia WestThurston SOlympia EastOlympia AreaWashingtonWestPacificUnited StatesOlympia62.670045%62.670045%63%4,699158.379792%58.379792%58%8,482256.955128%56.955128%57%7,108351.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k49.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.474660%47.474660%47%32,73932.7k4
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Washington

There are 22 metro areas in Washington. This section compares the Olympia Area to all of the metro areas in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Olympia Area.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Olympia Area, selected other metro areas in Washington, and entities that contain the Olympia Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Othello AreaOak HarborWenatcheeKennewickMoses LakeMount VernonBremertonOlympia AreaShelton AreaCentraliaYakima AreaLongview AreaWashingtonWestPacificPortland AreaSeattle AreaWalla WallaSpokane AreaLewiston AreaUnited StatesBellinghamPort AngelesAberdeen AreaEllensburgPullman Area57.910344%57.910344%58%3,320156.646100%56.646100%57%18,91318.9k254.435833%54.435833%54%22,61722.6k353.904355%53.904355%54%50,44150.4k453.893161%53.893161%54%16,05116.1k553.424568%53.424568%53%24,63324.6k652.854962%52.854962%53%51,93051.9k751.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k851.131202%51.131202%51%11,48111.5k950.445185%50.445185%50%14,84414.8k1050.357873%50.357873%50%40,38540.4k1149.998740%49.998740%50%19,83519.8k1249.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1348.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1448.674596%48.674596%49%11,45811.5k1548.642286%48.642286%49%104,130104k1648.540749%48.540749%49%12,34112.3k1748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k1847.038616%47.038616%47%14,78814.8k1945.824840%45.824840%46%12,58912.6k2043.492193%43.492193%43%7,4652140.389875%40.389875%40%6,94122
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 22 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the Olympia Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Olympia Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Olympia Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the Olympia Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Provo AreaOgden AreaGreeley AreaSan Jose AreaOxnard AreaSalt Lake CityKennewickColorado SpringsUrban HonoluluBremertonRiversideVisalia AreaBoise CityPrescott AreaStockton AreaSalinas AreaModesto AreaOlympia AreaBakersfieldSalem AreaAnchorageSan Luis ObispoMerced AreaFort CollinsYakima AreaVallejo AreaWashingtonSan DiegoWestPacificPortland AreaSeattle AreaSanta MariaSpokane AreaLas CrucesSacramentoMedford AreaUnited StatesDenver AreaSan FranciscoBellinghamPhoenix AreaSanta CruzSanta RosaLake Havasu CityBoulder AreaLos AngelesFresno AreaReno AreaAlbuquerqueEugene AreaLas VegasTucson AreaChico Area71.275170%71.275170%71%110,118110k164.142275%64.142275%64%127,892128k257.888962%57.888962%58%55,93055.9k356.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k455.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k555.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k653.904355%53.904355%54%50,44150.4k753.415482%53.415482%53%138,368138k852.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k952.854962%52.854962%53%51,93051.9k1052.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k1152.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k1252.433770%52.433770%52%126,314126k1352.023115%52.023115%52%48,61348.6k1451.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k1551.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k1651.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k1751.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k1851.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k1951.126660%51.126660%51%73,58273.6k2050.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k2150.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k2250.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k2350.562302%50.562302%51%64,24864.2k2450.357873%50.357873%50%40,38540.4k2550.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k2649.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k2749.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k2848.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k2948.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k3048.642286%48.642286%49%104,130104k3148.429770%48.429770%48%36,31736.3k3248.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k3348.274959%48.274959%48%40,53640.5k3448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k3548.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k3647.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k3747.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k3847.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k3947.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k4047.375981%47.375981%47%38,91738.9k4147.226063%47.226063%47%58,40458.4k4247.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M4346.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k4445.577893%45.577893%46%77,83277.8k4543.875048%43.875048%44%150,609151k4643.849017%43.849017%44%64,32364.3k4743.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4843.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k4943.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Olympia Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Olympia Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Olympia Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Olympia Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaOlympia AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisWashingtonSan DiegoWestNashvillePacificCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k451.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k50.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Olympia Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Washington
County:
Thurston
Principal Cities:
Olympia, Tumwater
Cities:
Lacey, Olympia, Rainier, Tenino, Tumwater, Yelm
Towns:
Bucoda
Unincorporated Places:
Grand Mound, Nisqually Indian Community, North Yelm, Rochester, Tanglewilde
ZIP Codes:
98327, 98328, 98351, 98501, 98502, 98503, 98506, 98512, 98513, 98516, 98530, 98531, 98541, 98557, 98558, 98570, 98576, 98579, 98580, 98584, 98589, 98597
Unified School Districts:
Centralia, Griffin, North Thurston, Olympia, Rainier, Rochester, Tenino, Tumwater, Yelm
Congressional Districts:
WA-3, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-2, WA-20, WA-22, WA-35
State House Districts:
WA-2, WA-20, WA-22, WA-35
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Aberdeen Area, Centralia Area, Seattle Area, Shelton Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Bremerton Area, Longview Area