Right Now
Air Quality (PM2.5, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater)
35
GoodNearest reporting area, 3.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
10
Special Weather Statement (statewide feed)
- Special Weather Statement — Benton; Washington
- Special Weather Statement — Chicot; Washington
- Heat Advisory — Benton; Carroll; Washington; Southern Sebastian; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Creek; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Cherokee; Adair; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Western Osage; Northern Sequoyah; Northern Le Flore; Northeast Osage; Central and Southern Sequoyah; Central Le Flore; Southeast Osage; Southern Le Flore
- Heat Advisory — Benton; Carroll; Washington; Southern Sebastian; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Creek; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Cherokee; Adair; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Western Osage; Northern Sequoyah; Northern Le Flore; Northeast Osage; Central and Southern Sequoyah; Central Le Flore; Southeast Osage; Southern Le Flore
- Heat Advisory — Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Washington; Humphreys; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln
- Heat Advisory — Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Washington; Humphreys; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln
- Heat Advisory — Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln
- Heat Advisory — Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; St. John The Baptist; Upper St. Bernard; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Western Orleans; Eastern Orleans; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Upper Jefferson; Upper Plaquemines; Central Plaquemines; Lower Plaquemines; Central Jefferson; Coastal Jefferson; Upper Lafourche; Lower Lafourche; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne; Upper St. Charles; Central St. Charles; Lower St. Charles; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Southern Hancock
- Heat Advisory — Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Warren; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs
- Heat Advisory — Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Warren; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs
Population & People
Population
55,151
Median age
40.5
Median household income
$81,302
Poverty rate
14.0%
Unemployment rate
7.2%
Bachelor's degree+
51.8%
Avg. commute
15 min
Hispanic or Latino
10.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$486,200
Median gross rent
$1,599/mo
Homeownership rate
49.84%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,472
HUD Fair Market Rent (Washington statewide average across 39 areas — not specific to Olympia), 2026. Efficiency $1082, 1BR $1180, 2BR $1472, 3BR $2003, 4BR $2351. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Washington gasoline midgrade
$5.56
Washington commercial electricity
10.95¢/kWh
Washington industrial electricity
6.88¢/kWh
Washington residential electricity
13.11¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
894990.1
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
717520.9
All-Transactions House Price Index for Washington
1033.33
Unemployment Rate
5%
Source: FRED, Washington-specific series.