Lacey is a satellite city of Olympia and has grown at a fantastic rate over the last 10-15 years. Lacey was incorporated in 1966, and it’s population as of 2007 is 31,226. The Lacey community is much the same as Olympia; with residents commuting as far as Portland and Seattle, as well as the Military Bases.
A large percentage of Lacey residents are Military; active duty, reserve and Guardsman working at Camp Murray, and retirees such as myself. Lacey is located in the northern part of Thurston County, and is the shortest commute for those coming south from Fort Lewis and McChord AFB.
Lacey is a combination of urban and rural area’s, and it’s boundaries are often confusing, many Lacey locations are actually Olympia mailing addresses, and there are Lacey mailing addresses in areas that are generally considered to be in the County or Olympia.
The Economy in Lacey is booming. Many development projects are currently underway, with the addition of the new business park and housing developments both in the Hawks Prairie vicinity (The I-5 corridor as you enter Thurston County from the north) as well as new housing and business development south of Lacey in an area previously considered to be East Olympia (Horizon Pointe, Yelm Highway area)
