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County:

Thurston County

State:

Washington

FIPS Code:

53067

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

622

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

296,297

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Snoqualmie NF

612

% Water:

6.0

Olympic NF

10

Mean Jan. Temp:

37

Mean July Temp:

64

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

76,894

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

124,264

61.6%

51.8%

9.8%

1990:

161,238

29.8%

20.4%

9.4%

2000:

207,355

28.6%

21.9%

6.7%

2005:

228,867

10.3%

8.1%

2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

172,963

83.4%

0-to-19:

58,486

28.2%

Black:

4,714

2.3%

20-to-39:

56,735

27.4%

Hispanic:

9,392

4.5%

40-to-59:

60,919

29.4%

American Indian:

2,883

1.4%

60-plus:

31,215

15.1%

Other:

17,403

8.4%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

285.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

29.8%

Median Family Income:

$55,027

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.8%

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