Lewis County vs. Thurston County

Lewis County (WA)Thurston County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)79,604286,419
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.5%13.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)75,457252,260
Population, Census, April 1, 201075,455252,264
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.0%17.3%
Female persons, percent50.0%51.1%
White alone, percent92.0%81.8%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.0%1.8%
Asian alone, percent1.3%6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%5.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.1%74.6%
Veterans, 2014-20187,72628,992
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,343117,872
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.7%63.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$191,100$271,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,338$1,730
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$422$543
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$854$1,192
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%17.7%
Building permits, 20182751,750
Households, 2014-201830,262108,070
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.6%80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.6%92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.2%86.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.8%35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.7%58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)93,638419,185
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)350,3131,584,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,238,119910,527
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)912,2453,330,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,063$12,894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.526.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,216$69,592
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,813$33,901
Persons in poverty, percent12.5%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,8926,233
Total employment, 201721,13873,630
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)807,8153,058,073
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.7%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,70115,712
All firms, 20125,00718,842
Men-owned firms, 20122,3498,970
Women-owned firms, 20121,4946,797
Minority-owned firms, 20124212,758
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,31415,115
Veteran-owned firms, 20127332,288
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,87615,225
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%2.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.8%29.8%
Population per square mile, 201031.4349.4
Land area in square miles, 20102,402.80721.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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