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Language Spoken At Home in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 237,039 | 100% |
English only | 212,421 | 89.6% |
Language other than English | 24,618 | 10.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,435 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 9,261 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,781 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,293 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 754 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,259 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,582 | 2.4% |
Other languages | 805 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 318 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 252,410 | 100% |
American | 12,358 | 4.9% |
Arab | 684 | 0.3% |
Czech | 999 | 0.4% |
Danish | 2,286 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 5,374 | 2.1% |
English | 31,347 | 12.4% |
French (except Basque) | 10,242 | 4.1% |
French Canadian | 2,326 | 0.9% |
German | 51,535 | 20.4% |
Greek | 938 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 814 | 0.3% |
Irish | 32,985 | 13.1% |
Italian | 9,279 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 366 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 11,965 | 4.7% |
Polish | 4,796 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 847 | 0.3% |
Russian | 1,799 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,729 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 8,492 | 3.4% |
Slovak | 331 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 621 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 9,707 | 3.8% |
Swiss | 1,613 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 479 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,700 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 362 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 100,766 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 66,628 | 66.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,991 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 50,777 | 50.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,537 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,568 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,509 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,283 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,945 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 34,138 | 33.9% |
Householder living alone | 26,586 | 26.4% |
65 years and over | 8,948 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 31,178 | 30.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,336 | 23.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 248,909 | 100% |
Householder | 100,766 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 50,860 | 20.4% |
Child | 69,918 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 11,108 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 16,257 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 7,262 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 98,655 | 100% |
Never married | 30,300 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 53,301 | 54.0% |
Separated | 1,725 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 2,322 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 11,007 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 106,413 | 100% |
Never married | 25,994 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 54,689 | 51.4% |
Separated | 1,613 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 8,170 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 15,947 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,739 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 999 | 26.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,581 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,347 | 37.6% |
Less than 1 year | 321 | 9.0% |
1 or 2 years | 481 | 13.4% |
3 or 4 years | 179 | 5.0% |
5 or more years | 366 | 10.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,347 | 100% |
Who are female | 819 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 1,097 | 81.4% |
School Enrollment in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 63,775 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,706 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,998 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,455 | 39.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,309 | 22.4% |
College or graduate school | 17,307 | 27.1% |
Educational Attainment in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 171,394 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,405 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,718 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,770 | 23.2% |
Some college, no degree | 47,501 | 27.7% |
Associate's degree | 17,230 | 10.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 33,265 | 19.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 21,505 | 12.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.0% |
Veteran Status in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 190,633 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 29,137 | 15.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 246,435 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,248 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 57,431 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,183 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 156,454 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,594 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 32,550 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,471 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 249,292 | 100% |
Same house | 203,728 | 81.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 42,163 | 16.9% |
Same county | 24,444 | 9.8% |
Different county | 17,719 | 7.1% |
Same state | 9,995 | 4.0% |
Different state | 7,724 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 3,401 | 1.4% |
Place Of Birth in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 252,410 | 100% |
Native | 233,475 | 92.5% |
Born in United States | 226,865 | 89.9% |
State of residence | 118,255 | 46.9% |
Different state | 108,610 | 43.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,610 | 2.6% |
Foreign born | 18,935 | 7.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,935 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,496 | 55.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,439 | 44.6% |
Year of Entry in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 25,545 | 100% |
Native | 6,610 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 250 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,360 | 96.2% |
Foreign born | 18,935 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,261 | 6.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,674 | 93.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Olympia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,935 | 100% |
Europe | 3,138 | 16.6% |
Asia | 9,738 | 51.4% |
Africa | 374 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 612 | 3.2% |
Latin America | 3,773 | 19.9% |
Northern America | 1,300 | 6.9% |