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Olympia School District Overview

The Evergreen State College located in Olympia School District area. A total of 27,892 households are located in Olympia School District area. Among them, 7,527 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 16,077 and 15,087 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.34% (2,172) of residents are non-citizens and 10.63% (6,909) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Olympia School District, Washington
Household	27,892
Population	64,973
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,527 (26.99%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,077
Total Students	15,087
Pre-Kindergarten	1,001
Kindergarten	716
Grade 1-8	5,347
Grade 9-12	3,210
College/Graduate School	4,813
Veterans	53,360
Non-citizen	2,172
Non-English Home Language	6,909
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

55,302 residents are over the age of 16 and 34,528 people are in labor force. Among them, 34,289 people are in civilian labor force and 239 are in armed labor force. 32,196 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Olympia School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,821	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	23,475	73.77%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,427	10.77%
Public transportation	913	2.87%
Walked	1,225	3.85%
Other method	896	2.82%
Worked from home	1,885	5.92%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,196	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	15,815	49.12%
Service	5,508	17.11%
Sales and office	6,139	19.07%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,701	5.28%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,033	9.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,196	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	657	2.04%
Construction	1,343	4.17%
Manufacturing	1,763	5.48%
Wholesale trade	425	1.32%
Retail trade	3,537	10.99%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,028	3.19%
Information	573	1.78%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,810	5.62%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,955	9.18%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,427	23.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,411	10.59%
Other services, except public administration	1,513	4.70%
Public administration	5,754	17.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,196	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,144	62.57%
Government workers	9,738	30.25%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,262	7.03%
Unpaid family workers	52	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $91,165 for the 27,892 households in Olympia School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $39,946. 62,048 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.18%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,892	-
Less than $10,000	1,832	6.57%
$10,000 - $14,999	969	3.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,932	6.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,225	7.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,126	11.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,750	17.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,983	14.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,782	17.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,113	7.58%
More than $200,000	2,180	7.82%
Median Household Income	$70,386	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$91,165	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,306	-
Less than $10,000	513	3.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	449	2.75%
$15,000 - $24,999	782	4.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	807	4.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,395	8.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,428	14.89%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,697	16.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,606	22.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,853	11.36%
More than $200,000	1,776	10.89%

Median Family Income	$92,071	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$111,890	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$39,946	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$64,063	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$64,063	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	65,191	-
With health insurance coverage	62,048	95.18%
Public coverage	23,360	35.83%
Private health insurance	48,623	74.59%
Without health insurance coverage	3,143	4.82%

Housing

There are 29,428 housing units in Olympia School District area, Washington with 27,892 units (94.78%) occupied. 15,698 houses (56.28%) are occupied by owner and 12,194 houses (43.72%) are rented. The average housing value is $332,500 and the average rental cost is $1,170. 1,221 houses (4.15%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,193 houses (17.65%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,428	-
Occupied	27,892	94.78%
Owner Occupied	15,698	56.28%
Renter Occupied	12,194	43.72%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	18,266	62.07%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,393	4.73%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,872	30.15%
Mobile Homes	892	3.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,428	-
Built 2014 or later	1,221	4.15%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,386	4.71%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,865	13.13%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,671	15.87%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,740	12.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,940	16.79%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,063	7.01%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,349	7.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,193	17.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,428	-
1 room	888	3.02%
2 rooms	1,174	3.99%
3 rooms	2,550	8.67%
4 rooms	5,093	17.31%
5 rooms	4,331	14.72%
6 rooms	5,176	17.59%
7 rooms	3,971	13.49%
8 rooms	2,441	8.29%
9 rooms or more	3,804	12.93%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,428	-
no bedroom	1,041	3.54%
1 bedroom	3,706	12.59%
2 bedrooms	8,179	27.79%
3 bedrooms	10,805	36.72%
4 bedrooms	4,829	16.41%
5 bedrooms or more	868	2.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,698	-
Less than $50,000	456	2.90%
$50,000 - $99,999	139	0.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	204	1.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	947	6.03%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,472	28.49%
$300,000 - $499,999	7,010	44.66%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,189	13.94%
$1,000,000 or more	281	1.79%
Median House Value	$332,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,916	-
Less than $500	563	4.72%
$500 - $999	3,315	27.82%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,252	44.08%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,046	17.17%
$2,000 - $2,499	510	4.28%
$2,500 - $2,999	203	1.70%
$3,000 or more	27	0.23%
Median Rental Costs	$1,170	-

Demographic

A total of 66,364 people lives in Olympia School District area, Washington with 32,683 male and 33,681 female. The males to female ratio is 49.25 to 50.75. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	66,364	-
Male	32,683	49.25%
Female	33,681	50.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	66,364	-
Under 5 years	3,347	5.04%
5 - 9 years	3,535	5.33%
10 - 14 years	3,397	5.12%
15 - 19 years	4,050	6.10%
20 - 24 years	4,434	6.68%
25 - 34 years	9,978	15.04%
35 - 44 years	8,942	13.47%
45 - 54 years	8,672	13.07%
55 - 59 years	4,154	6.26%
60 - 64 years	4,617	6.96%
65 - 74 years	7,034	10.60%
75 - 84 years	3,028	4.56%
85 years and older	1,176	1.77%
Median Age	39.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	66,364	-
One Race	63,416	95.56%
White	55,488	83.61%
Black or African American	1,942	2.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native	705	1.06%
Asian	4,169	6.28%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	312	0.47%
Other	800	1.21%

Two or more races	2,948	4.44%
White and Black or African American	428	0.64%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	719	1.08%
White and Asian	846	1.27%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%