Bucoda

Population: 511
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $219,000

Bucoda, a community in Thurston County, Washington, has 511 residents. Its median household income of $63,750 runs below the Thurston County figure of $93,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Bucoda's population declined 23.5% from 668 to 511, while its median home value rose 45.3% from $150,700 to $219,000.

Owners occupy 74.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 511
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $219,000
Median gross rent: $1,242
Housing units: 195
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

668511

Median household income

$51,250$63,750

Median home value

$150,700$219,000

Median gross rent

$872$1,242

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	668	$51,250	$150,700	$872
2020	608	$50,417	$142,300	$971
2021	557	$62,778	$160,500	$1,078
2022	564	$62,188	$208,300	$1,160
2023	511	$63,750	$219,000	$1,242

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	5.9%
5 to 17	108	21.1%
18 to 24	17	3.3%
25 to 34	79	15.5%
35 to 44	89	17.4%
45 to 54	42	8.2%
55 to 64	51	10.0%
65 to 74	54	10.6%
75 and over	41	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	447	87.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	13.5%
High school graduate	125	35.1%
Some college or associate's	138	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	35	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	138	77.5%
Carpooled	26	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	12.8%
15 to 29 min	40	24.4%
30 to 44 min	78	47.6%
45 to 59 min	15	9.1%
60+ min	10	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 30.4% (147 of 484)

	Count	Share
Family households	133	74.7%
Nonfamily households	45	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178	91.3%
Vacant	17	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	132	74.2%
Renter-occupied	46	25.8%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5308605
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 46.7953, -122.8698