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As of 2010, the per capita income of Thurston County is $28,265, which is about the same as the state average of $28,364 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. Thurston County median household income is $60,930, which has grown by 29.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.53% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Thurston County residents spend 25.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 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, #5

Thurston County	28,265 USD
Washington	28,364 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thurston County	35,667 USD
Washington	31,370 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

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

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thurston County	42,444 USD
Washington	38,008 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

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

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thurston County	29,658 USD
Washington	25,385 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #3

Thurston County	61,011 USD
Washington	55,631 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thurston County	70,238 USD
Washington	71,739 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #3

Thurston County	29.71%
Washington	21.53%
U.S.	19.17%

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	26.75%	$10,009, see rank	26.46%	$13,862	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	27.07%	$16,700, see rank	25.82%	$16,806	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	3.75%	$4,096, see rank	4.56%	$3,956	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	25.43%	$23,753, see rank	17.93%	$22,289	17.45%	$22,006

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

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

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Thurston County	72,764 USD
Washington	67,328 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thurston County	81,472 USD
Washington	83,679 USD
U.S.	79,338 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 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
White	$62,209, see rank	$57,064	$52,480
Black	$50,934, see rank	$38,758	$33,578
Hispanic	$63,736, see rank	$39,669	$40,165
Asian	$60,956, see rank	$66,979	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,027, see rank	$39,515	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$85,625, see rank	$51,526	$52,776
Two or More Races	$49,739, see rank	$47,713	$43,597

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Thurston County	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$21,482, see rank	$26,352	$24,143
25 to 44	$66,180, see rank	$60,397	$54,024
45 to 64	$76,338, see rank	$67,322	$60,683
65 or over	$39,944, see rank	$39,207	$34,381

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

Employment Status

	Thurston County	%	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	201,504	see rank	5,342,873	243,832,923
Male¹	96,652	47.97%, see rank	49.39%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	65,330	67.59%, see rank	70.93%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,271	3.38%, see rank	1.63%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	62,059	64.21%, see rank	69.30%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	55,904	90.08%, see rank	88.35%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,155	9.92%, see rank	11.65%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	31,322	32.41%, see rank	29.07%	30.22%
Female¹	104,852	52.03%, see rank	50.61%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	61,905	59.04%, see rank	59.81%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	947	0.90%, see rank	0.20%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	60,958	58.14%, see rank	59.61%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	54,951	90.15%, see rank	90.25%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,007	9.85%, see rank	9.75%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	42,947	40.96%, see rank	40.19%	40.74%

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 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Thurston County	%	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	112,304	100%	3,046,571	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	87,540	77.95%, see rank	73.03%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12,791	11.39%, see rank	10.48%	9.69%
Public Transportation	1,959	1.74%, see rank	5.49%	4.94%
Walked	2,888	2.57%, see rank	3.48%	2.77%
Other Means	3,295	2.93%, see rank	2.16%	1.70%
Worked at Home	3,831	3.41%, see rank	5.35%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thurston County	25.1 minutes
Washington	23.5 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Thurston County	%	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	110,855	-	3,070,269	139,033,928
Male¹	55,904	50.43%, see rank	52.62%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,108	35.97%, see rank	36.87%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	7,741	13.85%, see rank	13.49%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,279	20.18%, see rank	16.40%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	908	1.62%, see rank	2.45%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,739	10.27%, see rank	8.55%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,401	11.45%, see rank	16.22%	17.70%
Female¹	54,951	49.57%, see rank	47.38%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,754	46.87%, see rank	40.38%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	9,965	18.13%, see rank	22.03%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,228	29.53%, see rank	30.98%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	435	0.79%, see rank	0.70%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	401	0.73%, see rank	0.36%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,937	3.52%, see rank	5.22%	5.67%

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	110,855	100%	3,070,269	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,692	2.43%, see rank	2.65%	1.90%
Construction	7,035	6.35%, see rank	6.12%	6.25%
Manufacturing	5,880	5.30%, see rank	10.62%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	2,906	2.62%, see rank	3.08%	2.83%
Retail Trade	10,960	9.89%, see rank	11.82%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,367	3.94%, see rank	4.93%	4.92%
Information	1,650	1.49%, see rank	2.22%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,986	4.50%, see rank	5.66%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,013	8.13%, see rank	11.94%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23,534	21.23%, see rank	21.65%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,578	6.84%, see rank	8.61%	9.25%
Public Administration	23,682	21.36%, see rank	5.81%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,572	5.93%, see rank	4.89%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Thurston County	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	25,417	10.13%, see rank	13.43%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	4,090	6.10%, see rank	9.18%	11.28%

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