Pierce County vs. Thurston County

	Pierce County (WA)	Thurston County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	891,299	286,419
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.1%	13.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	795,217	252,260
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	795,225	252,264
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.8%	17.3%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	51.1%
White alone, percent	74.8%	81.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.6%	3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	6.9%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.7%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	7.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.1%	9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	66.3%	74.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	86,159	28,992
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	351,048	117,872
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.7%	63.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$277,000	$271,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,809	$1,730
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$603	$543
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,186	$1,192
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.2%	17.7%
Building permits, 2018	5,449	1,750
Households, 2014-2018	317,699	108,070
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.6%	11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.5%	92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	86.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.4%	35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.9%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,362,981	419,185
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,369,260	1,584,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,461,036	910,527
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,705,621	1,252,014
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,114,397	3,330,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,461	$12,894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,868	$69,592
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,874	$33,901
Persons in poverty, percent	8.7%	8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,088	6,233
Total employment, 2017	257,082	73,630
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,160,303	3,058,073
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.1%	3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	46,284	15,712
All firms, 2012	50,503	18,842
Men-owned firms, 2012	23,389	8,970
Women-owned firms, 2012	18,469	6,797
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,316	2,758
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	38,961	15,115
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,147	2,288
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	42,005	15,225
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.9%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.5%	3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.4%	29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	476.3	349.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,669.51	721.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pierce county (WA) and Thurston county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.