Lacey, Washington
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1960	6,630	—
1970	9,696	46.2%
1980	13,940	43.8%
1990	19,279	38.3%
2000	31,226	62.0%
2010	42,393	35.8%
2017 (est.)	49,748	[11]	17.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
2015 Estimate[5]

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