Tumwater Falls of the Deschutes River, Tumwater, Washington.

Tumwater / t m w t r/ is a town/city in Thurston County, , United States.

Thurston County, which includes, among others, the metros/cities of Lacey, Olympia and has a populace of 252,264.

Tumwater is positioned at 47 0 28 N 122 54 40 W (47.007768, -122.911074). The town/city that borders Tumwater is Olympia.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 14.49 square miles (37.53 km2), of which, 14.32 square miles (37.09 km2) is territory and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Tumwater rates 89th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

As of the census of 2010, there were 17,371 citizens , 7,566 homeholds, and 4,460 families living in the city.

There were 8,064 housing units at an average density of 563.1 per square mile (217.4/km2).

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.0% White, 1.7% African American, 1.2% Native American, 4.8% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other competitions, and 5.2% from two or more competitions.

There were 7,566 homeholds of which 28.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 40.9% were married couples residing together, 13.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families.

31.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The median age in the town/city was 35 years.

27% of inhabitants were under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24; 31.7% were between the ages of 25 and 44; 26.8% from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the 2000 census, there were 12,698 citizens , 5,659 homeholds, and 3,253 families living in the city.

There were 5,953 housing units at an average density of 598.2 per square mile (231.0/km ).

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.41% White, 1.39% African American, 1.24% Native American, 3.90% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other competitions, and 3.21% from two or more competitions.

There were 5,659 homeholds out of which 28.3% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.5% were married couples residing together, 12.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families.

In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 23.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $43,329, and the median income for a family was $54,156.

About 4.3% of families and 8.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

West Black Hills High School, Black Lake Elementary School, East Olympia Elementary School, George Washington Bush Middle School, Littlerock Elementary School, Michael T.

Simmons Elementary School, New Market Skills Center, Peter G Schmidt Elementary School, Tumwater High School, Tumwater Hill Elementary School, and Tumwater Middle School. United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Tumwater, Washington Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Tumwater School District".

City of Tumwater, Washington (official website) Municipalities and communities of Thurston County, Washington, United States

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