Thurston County vs. Mason County

Thurston County (WA)Mason County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)286,41965,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.5%7.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)252,26060,692
Population, Census, April 1, 2010252,26460,699
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.3%22.8%
Female persons, percent51.1%48.0%
White alone, percent81.8%87.7%
Black or African American alone, percent3.6%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%4.8%
Asian alone, percent6.2%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.0%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent5.6%4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.6%80.0%
Veterans, 2014-201828,9927,136
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.8%6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)117,87233,675
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.7%76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$271,300$216,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,730$1,420
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$543$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,192$979
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.7%5.2%
Building permits, 20181,750276
Households, 2014-2018108,07023,535
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.5%82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%8.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.4%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.6%81.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.0%87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%15.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%46.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,584,793161,460
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)910,527268,509
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,330,812404,348
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,894$6,647
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.332.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$69,592$55,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,901$27,253
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%13.7%
Total employer establishments, 20176,2331,073
Total employment, 201773,6309,335
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,058,073361,183
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.2%-6.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,7122,911
All firms, 201218,8423,524
Men-owned firms, 20128,9701,689
Women-owned firms, 20126,7971,023
Minority-owned firms, 20122,758337
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,1152,945
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,288410
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,2252,849
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
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%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.8%24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010349.463.3
Land area in square miles, 2010721.96959.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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