ZIP 98501 · Olympia
Who lives in ZIP code 98501 (Olympia, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Olympia, WA · Thurston County
uszips 2026
People48,067
Median age39.5
Household income$97,198
Home value$528,534
Median rent$1,697/mo
Poverty6.8%
College degree+51.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 532 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,783
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.9% are 65 or older; 77.4% are adults.
Household income
48.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,770.
Education (adults 25+)
51.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.9%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.2%
- Veterans
- 10.2%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.