Olympia, WA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,504100.0
Nursery school, preschool6795.9
Kindergarten4333.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,20836.6
High school (grades 9-12)2,38520.7
College or graduate school3,79933.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over28,217100.0
Less than 9th grade6972.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,6775.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,86520.8
Some college, no degree6,59823.4
Associate degree2,0037.1
Bachelor's degree7,14925.3
Graduate or professional degree4,22815.0
Percent high school graduate or higher91.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher40.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over34,928100.0
Never married10,80130.9
Now married, except separated16,50547.3
Separated5571.6
Widowed2,1516.2
Female
1,8295.2
Divorced4,91414.1
Female
2,9908.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years318100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren12138.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,879100.0
Civilian veterans4,94315.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,554100.0
With a disability6457.5
Population 21 to 64 years25,143100.0
With a disability4,51518.0
Percent employed
59.2(X)
No disability20,62882.0
Percent employed
83.5(X)
Population 65 years and over5,058100.0
With a disability2,24044.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over39,974100.0
Same house in 199516,42141.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199522,38056.0
Same county
11,35528.4
Different county
11,02527.6
Same state
5,36313.4
Different state
5,66214.2
Elsewhere in 19951,1732.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population42,345100.0
Native39,55893.4
Born in United States
38,68791.4
State of residence
19,17045.3
Different state
19,51746.1
Born outside United States
8712.1
Foreign born2,7876.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,0202.4
Naturalized citizen
1,6023.8
Not a citizen
1,1852.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,787100.0
Europe46616.7
Asia1,66659.8
Africa531.9
Oceania70.3
Latin America32511.7
Northern America2709.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over39,974100.0
English only36,06890.2
Language other than English3,9069.8
Speak English less than 'very well
1,4323.6
Spanish
1,1522.9
Speak English less than "very well"
3060.8
Other Indo-European languages
9962.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1670.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,6994.3
Speak English less than "very well"
9432.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population42,345100.0

Total ancestries reported

48,334114.1
Arab1160.3
Czech13110.7
Danish5171.2
Dutch8632.0
English5,82513.8
French (except Basque)11,4893.5
French Canadian14981.2
German8,25319.5
Greek1780.4
Hungarian1290.3
Irish16,12314.5
Italian1,4073.3
Lithuanian1000.2
Norwegian2,6766.3
Polish8892.1
Portuguese950.2
Russian4251.0
Scotch-Irish1,1812.8
Scottish1,7344.1
Slovak440.1
Subsaharan African950.2
Swedish1,6914.0
Swiss2400.6
Ukrainian950.2
United States or American1,8144.3
Welsh4081.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)450.1
Other ancestries11,09326.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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