Language Spoken At Home in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,209 | 100% |
English only | 5,721 | 92.1% |
Language other than English | 488 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 62 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 119 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 19 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 324 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,926 | 100% |
American | 104 | 1.5% |
Arab | 13 | 0.2% |
Czech | 121 | 1.7% |
Danish | 131 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 71 | 1.0% |
English | 214 | 3.1% |
French (except Basque) | 215 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 11 | 0.2% |
German | 1,673 | 24.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 522 | 7.5% |
Italian | 42 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 90 | 1.3% |
Polish | 35 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 24 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 10 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 268 | 3.9% |
Swiss | 20 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 11 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,045 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,495 | 73.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 651 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 906 | 44.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 347 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 140 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 57 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 449 | 22.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 247 | 12.1% |
Nonfamily households | 550 | 26.9% |
Householder living alone | 488 | 23.9% |
65 years and over | 259 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 872 | 42.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 595 | 29.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,826 | 100% |
Householder | 2,045 | 30.0% |
Spouse | 913 | 13.4% |
Child | 2,408 | 35.3% |
Other relatives | 1,120 | 16.4% |
Nonrelatives | 340 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 157 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,375 | 100% |
Never married | 1,017 | 42.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,040 | 43.8% |
Separated | 27 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 66 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 225 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,461 | 100% |
Never married | 904 | 36.7% |
Now married, except separated | 954 | 38.8% |
Separated | 27 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 339 | 13.8% |
Divorced | 237 | 9.6% |
Fertility in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 74 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 64 | 86.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 325 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 268 | 82.5% |
Less than 1 year | 58 | 17.8% |
1 or 2 years | 52 | 16.0% |
3 or 4 years | 44 | 13.5% |
5 or more years | 114 | 35.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 268 | 100% |
Who are female | 183 | 68.3% |
Who are married | 135 | 50.4% |
School Enrollment in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,359 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 242 | 10.3% |
Kindergarten | 126 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,155 | 49.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 522 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 314 | 13.3% |
Educational Attainment in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,745 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 127 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 373 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,324 | 35.4% |
Some college, no degree | 874 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 491 | 13.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 364 | 9.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 192 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.8% |
Veteran Status in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,461 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 409 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,842 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,049 | 15.3% |
Under 18 years | 2,465 | 100% |
With a disability | 113 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 3,585 | 100% |
With a disability | 560 | 15.6% |
65 years and over | 792 | 100% |
With a disability | 376 | 47.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,839 | 100% |
Same house | 6,032 | 88.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 807 | 11.8% |
Same county | 503 | 7.4% |
Different county | 304 | 4.4% |
Same state | 102 | 1.5% |
Different state | 202 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,926 | 100% |
Native | 6,854 | 99.0% |
Born in United States | 6,826 | 98.6% |
State of residence | 3,272 | 47.2% |
Different state | 3,554 | 51.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 28 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 72 | 1.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 72 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 32 | 44.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 40 | 55.6% |
Year of Entry in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 100 | 100% |
Native | 28 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 28 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 72 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 72 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Thurston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 72 | 100% |
Europe | 23 | 31.9% |
Asia | 21 | 29.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 28 | 38.9% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |