Lacey, Washington Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 31,226. Estimated population in July 2024: 33,368 (+6.9% change)
Males: 14,918 (47.8%), Females: 16,308 (52.2%)
Thurston County
Zip codes: 98503.
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $43,848
Median house value: $133,200
Population by Race
Races in Lacey:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Black (4.8%)
- Two or more races (4.7%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Korean (1.9%)
- Vietnamese (1.6%)
- Filipino (1.6%)
- Other Asian (1.5%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.0%), English (11.1%), Irish (10.8%), Norwegian (5.2%), United States (4.1%), French (3.7%).
Elevation: 190 feet
Land area: 15.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lacey
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lacey city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 11.5%
9.3% Foreign born (5.9% Asia, 1.6% Europe, 1.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +10,466 (+50.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lacey:
- ST PETER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CENTER (4800 COLLEGE ST SE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lacey:
- PROVIDENCE ST PETER HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
- COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TACOMA, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lacey:
- OLYMPIA (about 8 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Abbreviation: OLM)
- GRAY AAF (about 17 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: GRF)
- MCCHORD AFB (about 25 miles; TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: TCM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lacey:
- HOSKINS FIELD (about 4 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Abbreviation: 44T)
- AMERICAN LAKE (about 20 miles; TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: W37)
- WESTERN AIRPARK (about 20 miles; YELM, WA; Abbreviation: 92W)
Amtrak station near Lacey:
- 3 miles: OLYMPIA/LACEY (OLYMPIA, 6600 YELM HWY. S.E.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Lacey:
- SAINT MARTINS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,158; Location: 5300 PACIFIC AVE SE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.stmartin.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 150; Location: 606 SLEATER KINNEY RD SE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.bcti.org)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lacey:
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
- PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 20 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
- CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 28 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,754)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
Schools
Public high schools in Lacey:
- NORTH THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,446; Location: 600 SLEATER KINNEY RD NE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,315; Location: 6120 MULLEN RD SE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,157; Location: 8929 MARTIN WAY E; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SOUTH SOUND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 5400 54TH AVE SE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Lacey:
- CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 4205 LACEY BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
- TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 3806 COLLEGE ST SE; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Lacey:
- LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 744; Location: 6211 MULLEN RD SE; Grades: PK – 06)
- KOMACHIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 733; Location: 3650 COLLEGE ST SE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- CHINOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 670; Location: 4301 6TH AVE NE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SEVEN OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 655; Location: 1800 SEVEN OAKS DR SE; Grades: PK – 06)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 629; Location: 1900 COLLEGE ST SE; Grades: PK – 06)
- HORIZONS ELEMENTARY (Students: 624; Location: 4601 67TH AVE SE; Grades: KG – 06)
- PLEASANT GLADE ELEMENTARY (Students: 599; Location: 1920 ABERNETHY RD NE; Grades: PK – 06)
- LYDIA HAWK ELEMENTARY (Students: 576; Location: 7600 5TH AVE SE; Grades: PK – 06)
- NISQUALLY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location: 8100 STEILACOOM RD SE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SOUTH BAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 549; Location: 3845 SLEATER KINNEY RD NE; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Lacey:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 260; Location: 320 COLLEGE ST NE; Grades: PK – 8)
- HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 182; Location: 2606 CARPENTER RD S E BX 3700; Grades: PK – 8)
- NOVA SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 5610 30TH AVE SE; Grades: 6 – 8)