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Olympia, WA vs Happy Valley, OR

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- Happy Valley is 0% more densely populated than Olympia.
- People are 32.9% more likely to be married in Happy Valley.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years older in Happy Valley.
 Olympia, WAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,442329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201047,083  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,519285,036,114
 Population - 199033,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock426.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,641.193.4
 Land Area18.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olympia, WAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Olympia, WAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olympia, WAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.7%50.2%
 Never Married36.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.152.60
 Households24,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,97880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,591  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews
Darwin · Olympia, WA
We L O V E Olympia - especially the local bicycle
Over 3 years ago

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Renee · Olympia, WA
Little Seattle
Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Anne · Olympia, WA
We love Olympia and retired here
Over 4 years ago

Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews
Sao · Happy Valley, OR
Nice Place To Live
Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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RH · Damascus, OR
Nice place to live
Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Corina · Damascus, OR
Damascus
Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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