ZIP 98506 · Olympia
Who lives in ZIP code 98506 (Olympia, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Olympia, WA · Thurston County
uszips 2026
People18,497
Median age48.4
Household income$91,596
Home value$501,014
Median rent$1,461/mo
Poverty12.0%
College degree+50.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 318 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,610
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.2% are 65 or older; 86.1% are adults.
Household income
45.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,927.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.2%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 43.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.3%
- Rent burden
- 40.6%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.8%
- Unemployment
- 9.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.7%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 19.5%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.