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Olympia, WA vs Orting, WA

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- Orting is 0% more densely populated than Olympia.
- People are 20.7% more likely to be married in Orting.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Orting.
 Olympia, WAOrting, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,781329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.738.4
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 Population - 201047,083  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,760285,036,114
 Population - 199033,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock130.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,245.093.4
 Land Area18.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olympia, WAOrting, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Olympia, WAOrting, WAUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olympia, WAOrting, WAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.0%50.2%
 Never Married36.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.062.60
 Households24,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,26680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,591  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

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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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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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 Orting    5 Reviews

Orting has everything. I've lived outside the town for over 13 years and one of my favorite things to do is visit the quaint valley town. The residence are kind,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Orting is in the processes of building a new bridge to enter into Orting from Sumner direction. That will make the old bridge a Historic Point to visit since it can not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live 3 schools Elementary Junior high and high school 1 main road thru town. small town but that's what makes it  More

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