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Olympia, WA vs Wiggins, MS

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Highlights
- Wiggins is 0% more densely populated than Olympia.
- People are 20.9% less likely to be married in Wiggins.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years younger in Wiggins.
 Olympia, WAWiggins, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,282329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 201047,083  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,849285,036,114
 Population - 199033,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock398.393.4
 Land Area18.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olympia, WAWiggins, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Olympia, WAWiggins, MSUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock35.3%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olympia, WAWiggins, MSUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.3%50.2%
 Never Married36.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.892.60
 Households24,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock88880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,591  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock34.3%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 Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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