People QuickFacts Lacey Washington Population, 2011 estimate 43,117 6,823,267 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 42,395 6,724,543 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.7% 1.5% Population, 2010 42,393 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.9% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.6% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.1% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 74.2% 77.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.4% 3.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 1.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.0% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 7.0% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 9.2% 11.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 69.6% 72.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 76.2% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 10.8% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 15.5% 17.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 92.3% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 30.8% 31.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 5,742 601,507 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 24.3 25.5  Housing units, 2010 18,493 2,885,677 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 56.2% 64.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 26.9% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $240,800 $283,200 Households, 2007-2011 16,832 2,602,568 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.42 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,608 $30,481 Median household income, 2007-2011 $59,572 $58,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 10.1% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Lacey Washington Total number of firms, 2007 2,598 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.9% 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 107,219 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 853,744 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $22,259 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 83,845 12,389,422     Geography QuickFacts Lacey Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 16.06 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,639.8 101.2 FIPS Code 36745 53 Counties Thurston County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts