Average Household Size

Data Table

Explanation

Households have changed significantly in Thurston County over the last 50 years. In 1960, Thurston County averaged 3.1 people per household; since 2010, this average has stayed at 2.5 people per household. This change can be attributed to a number of social trends including: an increasing tendency to postpone marriage, higher divorce rates, increasing numbers of one-parent families, an increase in the number of people choosing to live alone, and growing numbers of non-traditional households.

For Thurston County, Olympia and Tumwater had the smallest average household sizes. Yelm and the Nisqually and Chehalis Reservations had the largest households.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey