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Vancouver, WA vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia is 0% more densely populated than Vancouver.
- People are 7.3% less likely to be married in Olympia.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years older in Olympia.
 Vancouver, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,579329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 2010167,614  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock42,514285,036,114
 Population - 199046,380  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now301.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,992.993.4
 Land Area48.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vancouver, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Vancouver, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 White69.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vancouver, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Married Population47.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households75,663  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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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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