ZIP 98516 · Olympia
Who lives in ZIP code 98516 (Olympia, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Olympia, WA · Thurston County
uszips 2026
People29,177
Median age38.0
Household income$98,892
Home value$573,802
Median rent$2,068/mo
Poverty9.4%
College degree+39.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 391 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,474
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
49.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,410.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.8%
- Never married
- 23.1%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 44.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.6%
- Rent burden
- 35.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.5%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.5%
- Veterans
- 18.9%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.