Profile 2011

Looking for more information about Thurston County, Washington?
Check out the 29th Edition of The Profile.

Below is a summary of the type of information found in the 2011 edition of The Profile:  

• Statistical Profiles: One page statistical profiles for the county, cities, and tribes.
  
  
• History and Geography: Geography, weather, history, and historic and archeological preservation.
  
  
• Population and Demographics: Population trends and projections, components of population growth, demographic characteristics, including racial and ethnic distribution, age distribution, disability status, language spoken at home, and family structure.
  
  
• Housing and Real Estate: Dwelling unit estimates, housing starts, subdivision activity, housing sales, average rent, vacancy rates, and housing affordability index.
  
  
• Employment: Employment trends and wages by sector, State employment trends, unemployment rate, top 10 employers, and employment projections.
  
  
• Economics: Income and poverty statistics, taxable retail sales, Consumer Price Index, Cost of Living Index, local government finance, economic development, international trade, and agriculture.
  
  
• Education and Quality of Life: Public and private primary and secondary education, higher education, educational attainment, library services, law enforcement, and crime index.
  
  
• Transportation: Vehicle ownership, miles traveled, commuting trends including inbound and outbound travel, mode split, travel time, and commute trip reduction, transit service, and freight data.
  
  
• Environment and Natural Resources: Land cover, forest harvest activity, land in tax protection programs, urbanization trends by watershed, parks and public lands, solid waste and wastewater management, and water and air quality.

Stats at a Glance [pdf 165 KB]

Title Pages and Table of Contents [pdf 234 KB]

Statistical Profiles [pdf 247 KB]

Chapter 1: History and Geography [pdf 2 MB]  

Chapter 3: Housing and Real Estate [pdf 2.3 MB]  

Chapter 4: Employment [pdf 1.7 MB]  

Chapter 5: Economics [pdf 357 KB]

Chapter 6: Education and Quality of Life [pdf 224 KB]

Chapter 7: Transportation [pdf 2 MB] 

Map 1: Thurston County Geography [pdf 1 MB]

Map 2: Thurston County Historic Settlements [pdf 424 KB]

Map 3: Thurston County City Limits and Urban Growth Areas, 2011 [pdf 808 KB]

Map 4: Thurston County Annexations, 2000-2010 [pdf 736 KB]

Map 5: Thurston County School Districts [pdf 827 KB]

Map 6: Thurston County Fire Districts Tax Authority Areas [pdf 806 KB]

Map 7: Thurston County Fire Districts TCOMM 9-1-1 Coordinated Fire Response Areas [pdf 840 KB]

Map 8: Thurston County Commissioner Districts [pdf 794 KB]

Map 9: Thurston County Congressional and Legislative Districts [pdf 835 KB]

Map 10: Thurston County Residential Dwelling Unit Density, April 1995 [pdf 1 MB]

Map 11: Thurston County Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater Urban Area Residential Dwelling Unity Density, April 1995 [pdf 775 KB]

Map 12: Thurston County Residential Dwelling Unity Density, April 2010 [pdf 1 MB]

Map 13: Thurston County Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater Urban Area Residential Dwelling Unit Density, April 2010 [pdf 783 KB]

Map 14: Thurston County Forecast Residential Dwelling Unit Density, 2030 [pdf 1 MB]

Map 15: Thurston County Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater Urban Area Forecast Residential Dwelling Unit Density, 2030 [pdf 799 KB]

Map 16: Thurston County Housing Starts 2001-2005 [pdf 765 KB]

Map 17: Thurston County Housing Starts 2006-2010 [pdf 755 KB]

Map 18: Thurston County Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater Urban Area Employment Density, 2010 [pdf 675 KB] 

Map 20: Thurston County Transportation Infrastructure [pdf 1 MB]

Map 21: Thurston County 2009 PM Peak Hour Traffic Volumes - Rural [pdf 2 MB]

Map 22: Thurston County 2009 PM Peak Hour Traffic Volumes - Urban [pdf 1.5 MB]

Map 23: Thurston County Hydrology [pdf 1 MB]

Map 24: Thurston County Parks and Trails [pdf 801 KB]