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Olympia-Tumwater, WA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 5,502
  equals Births 15,491
  less Deaths 9,989
Net Migration 10,885
  equals net International Migration 3,792
  plus net Domestic Migration 7,093

The population of the Olympia-Tumwater, WA MSA changed from 253,067 on 2010 to 269,536 in 2015 -- a change of 16,469 (6.51%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (10,885) exceeded natural change (5,502); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Olympia-Tumwater, WA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Thurston County, WA53067P0000001 253,067 256,529 258,838 262,666 266,048 269,536 16,469 6.51
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Thurston County, WA53067B0000001 3,044 3,002 3,127 3,106 3,120 3,136 15,491 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Thurston County, WA53067D0000001 1,916 1,907 1,928 2,039 2,067 2,048 9,989 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Thurston County, WA53067NC000001 1,128 1,095 1,199 1,067 1,053 1,088 5,502 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Thurston County, WA53067MI000001 640 486 862 751 824 869 3,792 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Thurston County, WA53067MD000001 1,456 1,875 278 1,983 1,475 1,482 7,093 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Thurston County, WA53067MN000001 2,096 2,361 1,140 2,734 2,299 2,351 10,885 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Thurston County, WA53067GQ000001 4,222 4,066 4,060 4,071 4,058 4,041 -181 -4.29

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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