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People QuickFacts |
Thurston County |
Washington |
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Population, 2007 estimate |
238,555 | 6,468,424 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
15.0% | 9.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
207,355 | 5,894,121 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
22.3% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
12.3% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.0% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
86.6% | 84.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.9% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.6% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
4.9% | 6.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
3.4% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
5.8% | 9.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
81.5% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
48.1% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.1% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.2% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.5% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.8% | 27.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
35,842 | 981,007 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.4 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
100,410 | 2,744,069 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.6% | 64.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
20.0% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$145,200 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
81,625 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$57,682 | $55,628 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,415 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.5% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Thurston County |
Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
5,840 | 179,9081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
64,030 | 2,421,2691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
20.9% | 6.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
13,826 | 392,470 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
16,065 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.3% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.4% | 29.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
742,749 | 79,313,884 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
688,191 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,236,011 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,299 | $10,757 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
244,999 | 8,642,681 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,603 | 47,397 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
2,775,018 | 52,454,9001 |