ZIP 98502 · Olympia
Who lives in ZIP code 98502 (Olympia, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Olympia, WA · Thurston County
uszips 2026
People35,398
Median age40.6
Household income$92,207
Home value$534,945
Median rent$1,689/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+52.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 216 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,791
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.5% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
45.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,508.
Education (adults 25+)
47.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.3%
- Never married
- 35.4%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.4%
- Rent burden
- 37.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.6%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.