County profile
Thurston County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#243 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$21.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
86,664
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,656
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
304,261
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$96.6k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
38.5%±1.0%
Poverty rate
9.5%±0.7%
Business applications
4,614 · 2025
Retail establishments
767
25.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Heritage Financial CorporationFinancial Services———2MHHC Enterprises, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care38%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction9%
Other services8%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
304,261
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $69.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,258
International migration+2,490
Natural change+539
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.7B2019
$14.9B2020
$16.6B2021
$18.7B2022
$19.9B2023
$21.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$480.3k±$4.6k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
5.0%±0.6%
Affordability
7.0× wages
Residential permits
$326.4M
1,669 units · 5.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Earthquake 99Volcanic 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6962016
7632017
8412018
9012019
9652020
11212021
13182022
13382023
13992024
14322025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20212,0542021
1,5382022
1,5122023
1,2222024
1,6692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.2 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
15.1 km
PORT OF OLYMPIA, TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
70.3 km
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.2k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Thurston?
Thurston's economy produced $21.6B in 2024, growing 8.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.