What is the population of Thurston County, Washington?

The population of Thurston County, Washington is 296,936, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Thurston County, Washington?

The median household income in Thurston County, Washington is $93,531, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Thurston County, Washington is $429,634, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Thurston County, Washington is 5.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education B

Metric	Thurston County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Population	296,936	7,740,889	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	383.9	108.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.55%	1.20%	0.57%
Median age	38.7	36.2	37.1
Households	117,165	3,012,519	128,459,983

Year	Thurston County

Group	Share

Thurston County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Thurston County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$93,531	$95,177	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.79%	6.00%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Thurston County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$429,634	$471,160	$242,182
Median rent	$1,634	$1,681	$1,342
Homeownership rate	67.8%	63.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Thurston County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.1	22.6	22.5
Work from home	17.3%	17.7%	13.4%

Thurston County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Thurston County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	35.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.51	2.54

Thurston County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Thurston County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.8	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.8%	15.4%	16.3%
Smokers	15.1%	16.4%	19.0%