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Olympia, WA vs Pasco, WA

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- Pasco is 0% more densely populated than Olympia.
- People are 11.8% more likely to be married in Pasco.
- The Median Age is 8.5 years younger in Pasco.
 Olympia, WAPasco, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock76,398329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.938.4
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 Population - 201047,083  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,066285,036,114
 Population - 199033,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock140.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,256.093.4
 Land Area18.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olympia, WAPasco, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.7%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  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Olympia, WAPasco, WAUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock55.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olympia, WAPasco, WAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.9%50.2%
 Never Married36.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.322.60
 Households24,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,52280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,591  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%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 Pasco    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Ive lived here for about 13 years now its a great place. Got my peen licked on a couple good times, plenty of shorties. Would recommend  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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I grew up in West Richland in the Tri-Cities, and we were always told to not go to Pasco because it was dangerous. I have no idea how true that was back in the '80's,  More

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