METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Lacey Metro

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · 1 counties · 161,238 residents · 723 sq mi

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With 161,238 people, Lacey is a metro area. There are 46,117 fewer people here than in 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.1% of people across the metro. Median home value sits at $79,800. Median household income is $30,976, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

161,238

−22%vs 2000

vs 207,355 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

223 / sq mi

−22%vs 2000

vs 287 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

723 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024299K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(11,379)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(13,104)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(12,018)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(11,239)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(10,404)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(25,885)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(28,604)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(17,272)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(12,534)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(11,101)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(5,793)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(1,905)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,976

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,975 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,901

−38%vs 2000

vs $22,415 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,800

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $138,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$460

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $655 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

35.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.4%(172,963)

Black2.3%(4,714)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(9,392)

Asian4.4%(9,034)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(148,569)

Black1.7%(2,709)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(4,277)

Asian3.7%(5,982)

Other2.5%(3,978)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.2%(18,591)

Puerto Rican1.4%(4,220)

Central American0.9%(2,655)

Spaniard0.5%(1,600)

South American0.5%(1,485)

Salvadoran0.4%(1,123)

Guatemalan0.2%(640)

Colombian0.2%(612)

Cuban0.2%(581)

Panamanian0.1%(419)

Honduran0.1%(355)

Peruvian0.1%(203)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(193)

Chilean0.1%(190)

Dominican0.1%(171)

Venezuelan0.1%(152)

Ecuadorian0%(89)

Nicaraguan0%(85)

Argentine0%(34)

Costa Rican0%(33)

Uruguayan0%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino1.6%(4,714)

Vietnamese1.3%(3,962)

Korean0.9%(2,838)

Chinese0.5%(1,529)

Asian Indian0.4%(1,078)

Cambodian0.4%(1,052)

Japanese0.3%(840)

Thai0.1%(252)

Burmese0.1%(241)

Nepalese0.1%(202)

Pakistani0.1%(179)

Laotian0.1%(174)

+ 5 more asian origin groups with data

Taiwanese0%(137)

Indonesian0%(58)

Okinawan0%(11)

Kazakh0%(8)

Hmong0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(1,816)

Chamorro0.6%(1,677)

Samoan0.4%(1,190)

Guamanian0.1%(236)

Fijian0%(32)

Marshallese0%(7)

Tongan0%(4)

Chuukese0%(4)

Ancestry

German16.3%(48,884)

English13%(38,947)

Irish11.7%(34,942)

American3.9%(11,720)

Norwegian3.6%(10,811)

Italian3.3%(9,846)

Scottish3%(8,949)

Swedish2.7%(8,188)

French2.4%(7,042)

Polish1.7%(5,209)

Dutch1.6%(4,742)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(3,862)

+ 46 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.9%(2,836)

Welsh0.8%(2,542)

Finnish0.8%(2,473)

British0.8%(2,391)

Subsaharan African0.8%(2,386)

French Canadian0.5%(1,498)

Russian0.5%(1,413)

West Indian0.4%(1,309)

Swiss0.3%(1,016)

Portuguese0.3%(1,006)

Arab0.3%(1,002)

Greek0.3%(869)

Czech0.3%(862)

Ukrainian0.3%(787)

Canadian0.2%(653)

Romanian0.2%(604)

Hungarian0.2%(546)

Austrian0.2%(520)

Haitian0.2%(514)

Australian0.2%(489)

Croatian0.1%(437)

Nigerian0.1%(363)

Slovak0.1%(316)

Belgian0.1%(265)

Jordanian0.1%(262)

Lithuanian0.1%(252)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(238)

Egyptian0.1%(236)

Turkish0.1%(229)

Brazilian0.1%(189)

Jamaican0.1%(189)

Iranian0.1%(167)

Lebanese0%(148)

Armenian0%(120)

Kenyan0%(93)

Latvian0%(91)

Slovene0%(77)

Moroccan0%(72)

Iraqi0%(61)

Ethiopian0%(47)

Guyanese0%(35)

Serbian0%(35)

Palestinian0%(20)

Syrian0%(13)

Israeli0%(11)

Ghanaian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.7%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.9%(39,611)

Married55.3%(66,488)

Widowed2.4%(2,867)

Divorced9.4%(11,296)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(32,679)

Married51.8%(65,852)

Widowed7.7%(9,793)

Divorced14.8%(18,801)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40.3%(11,649)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(9,301)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.9%(8,058)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(784)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(106)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28,932 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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