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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thurston County is $29,909, which is about the same as the state average of $31,233 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Thurston County median household income is $62,286, which has grown by 32.59% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 31.72% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Thurston County residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #6

Thurston County	29,909 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thurston County	36,509 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thurston County	43,311 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thurston County	30,063 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #4

Thurston County	62,286 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thurston County	74,481 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #13

Thurston County	32.59%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Thurston County		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.20%	$11,853, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.02%	$18,358, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.01%	$3,131, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.60%	$25,768, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Thurston County	75,361 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thurston County	85,942 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
White	$62,936, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$64,605, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$56,270, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$65,087, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,000, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$91,250, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$59,563, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,273, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$31,217, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,483, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,456, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$45,293, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	207,683, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	100,146, 48.22%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	68,560, 68.46%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,506, 3.50%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	65,054, 64.96%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	58,378, 89.74%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,676, 10.26%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	31,586, 31.54%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	107,537, 51.78%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	64,477, 59.96%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	521, 0.48%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	63,956, 59.47%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	58,929, 92.14%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,027, 7.86%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	43,060, 40.04%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	118,691, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	92,637, 78.05%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12,841, 10.82%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,207, 1.86%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	2,899, 2.44%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	2,829, 2.38%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,278, 4.45%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thurston County	24.5 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	117,307	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	58,378, 49.77%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,539, 36.90%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,335, 14.28%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,333, 17.70%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	646, 1.11%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,266, 9.02%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,245, 14.12%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	58,929, 50.23%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,290, 42.92%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	12,401, 21.04%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,647, 31.64%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	278, 0.47%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	261, 0.44%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,938, 3.29%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	117,307, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,916, 1.63%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	7,177, 6.12%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,581, 5.61%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,487, 2.12%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13,200, 11.25%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,982, 4.25%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	1,625, 1.39%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,226, 5.31%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,285, 8.77%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,996, 21.31%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,376, 8.85%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	21,476, 18.31%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,980, 5.10%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Thurston County	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	30,320	11.85%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,450	8.09%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.