Thurston County vs. Pierce County

Thurston County (WA)Pierce County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)286,419891,299
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.5%12.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)252,260795,217
Population, Census, April 1, 2010252,264795,225
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.3%13.8%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.3%
White alone, percent81.8%74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent3.6%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%1.8%
Asian alone, percent6.2%6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.0%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent5.6%7.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.6%66.3%
Veterans, 2014-201828,99286,159
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.8%9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)117,872351,048
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.7%61.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$271,300$277,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,730$1,809
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$543$603
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,192$1,186
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.7%24.2%
Building permits, 20181,7505,449
Households, 2014-2018108,070317,699
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.5%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%14.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.4%92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.6%85.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.0%91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)419,1851,362,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,584,7935,369,260
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)910,5274,461,036
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,252,0147,705,621
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,330,81210,114,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,894$12,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.332.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$69,592$67,868
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,901$32,874
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20176,23318,088
Total employment, 201773,630257,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,058,07312,160,303
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.2%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,71246,284
All firms, 201218,84250,503
Men-owned firms, 20128,97023,389
Women-owned firms, 20126,79718,469
Minority-owned firms, 20122,7589,316
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,11538,961
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2885,147
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,22542,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%7.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.8%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010349.4476.3
Land area in square miles, 2010721.961,669.51

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