Tumwater, WA Demographic Data

Tumwater, WA Summary

Tumwater is located in Thurston County in Washington
  • Population: 17,469
  • Area: 14.49 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 14.32 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 1,205.59 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 190.29 ft
  • Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Tumwater, WA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,292
52%
50.8
Male
10,392
48%
49.2
Total Population
21,684
 
323,128,000

Tumwater, WA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,084
5.0% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,402
6.5% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,214
5.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,307
6.0% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,546
7.1% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,278
15.1% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,748
12.7% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,648
12.2% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,636
7.5% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,697
7.8% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,762
8.1% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,044
4.8% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
318
1.5% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,127
79.0%
77.2
Female
9,226
53.9%
51.3
Male
7,901
46.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,458
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,974
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,124
14.4%
15.2
Female
1,696
54.3%
55.8
Male
1,428
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0

Tumwater, WA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,230
93.3% 
96.8
White
18,049
83.2% 
72.6
Black or African American
768
3.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
228
1.1% 
0.8
Asian
968
4.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
85
0.4% 
1.2
Chinese
177
0.8% 
1.3
Filipino
87
0.4% 
0.9
Japanese
86
0.4% 
0.2
Korean
186
0.9% 
0.4
Vietnamese
240
1.1% 
0.6
Other Asian
107
0.5% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
111
0.5% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
76
0.4% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
35
0.2% 
0.1
Some Other Race
106
0.5% 
5.1
Two or More Races
1,454
6.7% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
992
4.6% 
17.8
Mexican
710
3.3% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
35
0.2% 
1.7
Cuban
18
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
229
1.1% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,692
95.4% 
82.2

Tumwater, WA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
160
1.1% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
696
4.6% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,152
20.8% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,156
27.5% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,778
11.8% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,968
19.6% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,221
14.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
856
5.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,275
94.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,189
34.3%
31.2

Tumwater, WA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,041
28.0%
33.7%
Now Married
9,137
50.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,595
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
225
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
986
5.5
5.8%

Tumwater, WA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,132
92.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,468
7.1%
21.6%
Spanish
513
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
217
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
668
3.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
70
0.3%
1.1%

Tumwater, WA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
515
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
389
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
881
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
581
6.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,107
11.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,139
22.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,733
18.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,331
14.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
375
4.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
291
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
62,050
 
57,617
Per capita income
31,547
 
31,128

Tumwater, WA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
167
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
802
7.5%
9.8
Construction
535
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,993
18.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
600
5.6%
6.6
Information
223
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
639
6.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
548
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
953
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
2,359
22.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,159
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
405
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
264
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
630
5.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,046
47.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
661
6.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,806
26.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,504
14.1%
18.1%

Tumwater, WA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,630
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,657
81.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
945
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
226
2.1%
5.1
Walked
157
1.5%
2.7
Other means
176
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
469
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
 
26.6

Tumwater, WA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
472
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,564
38.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,615
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,691
18.1%
21.0

Tumwater, WA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
9,342
93.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,241
56.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,101
43.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
611
6.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5

Tumwater, WA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,953
1 room
129
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
322
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,045
10.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,958
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,001
20.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,781
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,317
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
781
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
619
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Tumwater, WA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,953
 
 
1-unit, detached
5,491
55.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
673
6.8%
5.9
2-units
613
6.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
428
4.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
764
7.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
549
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
595
6.0%
9.0
Mobile home
827
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
13
0.1%
0.1

Tumwater, WA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
311
3.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
391
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
817
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
884
8.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,634
16.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,394
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,871
18.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,841
18.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
716
7.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
94
0.9%
1.4%

Tumwater, WA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,829
41.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
81
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
4,894
52.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
40
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
476
5.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.2%
1.1

Tumwater, WA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,653
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
28
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
193
5.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
210
5.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
265
7.3%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
600
16.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,078
29.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,279
35.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,289
35.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
699
19.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
527
14.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
443
12.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
682
18.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%

Tumwater, WA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,985 
 
41,631,300 
$3,000 or more
8
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
71
1.8%
4.4%
Less than $500
239
6.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
331
8.3%
11.9%
$500 to $999
1,602
40.2%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,722
43.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
116
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,031
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
482
12.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
605
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
403
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
586
15.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
313
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,520
38.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
192
0.0%
0.0%

Tumwater, WA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,241
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
456
8.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
202
3.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
380
7.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,041
19.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,076
39.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
908
17.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
163
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
224,900
 
205,000