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Population
56,724
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$486,200
Owner-occupied units
Olympia, WA
Washington · 47.041° N, 122.895° W · 18 sq mi
Olympia is a city in Washington, with a population of 56,724 and about 3,113 residents per square mile. The median household earns $81,302 a year, and the median home is worth $486,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
18 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,113
People per square mile
Rank by population
#784
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#680
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$81,302
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,599
Per month
Homeownership
49.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20 min
One way
People
Median age
40.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
51.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.4%
Households
25,451
2.16 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.9%
Public administration 17.8%
Retail trade 11.7%
Professional & business services 11.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Washington
Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Washington · private sector
Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Washington
Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Washington
State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State
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