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Population (year 2000): 628. Estimated
population in July 2005: 634 (+1.0% change)
Males: 328 (52.2%), Females: 300 (47.8%)
Thurston County
Zip code:
98530
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $34,286 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,000 (year 2000)
Races in Bucoda:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Filipino (1.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Korean (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (18.8%), German
(16.4%), Irish (12.1%), English (7.8%), Dutch (5.3%), French
(4.1%).
Elevation: 250 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bucoda
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 14.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bucoda town
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 11.1%
2.9% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+15.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bucoda:
- PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
CENTRALIA, WA)
- ST PETER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CENTER (about 17 miles;
LACEY, WA)
- COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
OLYMPIA, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bucoda:
- OLYMPIA (about 12 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
- GRAY AAF (about 28 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID:
GRF)
- MCCHORD AFB (about 37 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bucoda:
- CHEHALIS-CENTRALIA (about 12 miles; CHEHALIS, WA;
ID: CLS)
- HOSKINS FIELD (about 14 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: 44T)
- R & K SKYRANCH (about 15 miles; ROCHESTER, WA; ID:
8W9)
Amtrak stations near Bucoda:
- 8 miles: CENTRALIA (210 RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand,
public transit connection.
- 15 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/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bucoda:
- SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; OLYMPIA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 33 miles;
LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
- CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; TACOMA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
- BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; TACOMA, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 42 miles; TACOMA,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
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