Metro area · CBSA 36500
Olympia
The Olympia, WA metro area has 299,067 people. Median rent is $1,736, 21.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Thurston County at $1,946. Of the 11 places we track here, Nisqually Indian Community has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$96,563
Median home value
$480,300
Unemployment
5.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,946
HUD, Thurston County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey | 57,737 | $1,870 | 24.8% |
| Olympia | 55,951 | $1,599 | 23.6% |
| Tumwater | 26,956 | $1,779 | 22.4% |
| Yelm | 11,102 | $1,626 | 21.5% |
| Tanglewilde | 6,314 | $1,852 | 22.1% |
| Rochester | 5,834 | $1,161 | 14.0% |
| Grand Mound | 3,287 | $1,426 | 23.6% |
| North Yelm | 2,522 | $1,464 | 23.8% |
| Rainier | 2,455 | $1,227 | 13.9% |
| Tenino | 2,025 | $1,400 | 20.3% |
| Nisqually Indian Community | 628 | $1,000 | 12.4% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.