Thurston County vs. Lewis County

Thurston County (WA)Lewis County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)286,41979,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.5%5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)252,26075,457
Population, Census, April 1, 2010252,26475,455
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.3%21.0%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.0%
White alone, percent81.8%92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent3.6%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%2.0%
Asian alone, percent6.2%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.0%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent5.6%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.6%83.1%
Veterans, 2014-201828,9927,726
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.8%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)117,87235,343
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.7%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$271,300$191,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,730$1,338
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$543$422
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,192$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.7%11.5%
Building permits, 20181,750275
Households, 2014-2018108,07030,262
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.5%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%8.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.4%87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.6%77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.0%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%48.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)419,18593,638
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,584,793350,313
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)910,5271,238,119
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,330,812912,245
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,894$12,063
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.327.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$69,592$50,216
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,901$25,813
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%12.5%
Total employer establishments, 20176,2331,892
Total employment, 201773,63021,138
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,058,073807,815
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.2%3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,7123,701
All firms, 201218,8425,007
Men-owned firms, 20128,9702,349
Women-owned firms, 20126,7971,494
Minority-owned firms, 20122,758421
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,1154,314
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,288733
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,2253,876
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.8%23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010349.431.4
Land area in square miles, 2010721.962,402.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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