Thurston County, WA Population

Overview

290,642

Total Population

39.3

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

27,835

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Thurston County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thurston County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thurston County's population under 18 was 21.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thurston County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thurston County, 17.87% were under the age of 15, 18.67% aged 15 to 29, 46.15% aged 30 to 64, 15.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,368 more females than males in Thurston County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Thurston County, WA.
The Thurston County, WA gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 10,778.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 10,549.

Thurston County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thurston County population: 77.64% are White, 2.94% are Black or African American, 1.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.75% are Asian, 0.94% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.99% are some other race and 9.64% are multiracial.
Thurston County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 27,835 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 262,807 (90.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thurston County is White with a population of 225,666 (77.64% of the total population).

Thurston County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 298,758 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Thurston County's population increased by 44,658 (21.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thurston County's population increased by 42,977 (16.99%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Thurston County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 208,353.