Rainier city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,707 ( 913 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population density: 1557.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,332	86.15%	48.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	33	1.22%	65.0%
Asian:	27	1.00%	35.0%
2+ races:	159	5.87%	120.8%
Hispanic:	146	5.39%	64.0%

Total non-White:	375	13.85%	68.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	761	51.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	152	10.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,794
1,571	87.57%
21	1.17%
20	1.11%
20	1.11%
72	4.01%
89	4.96%
223	12.43%

2000
1,483
1,318	88.87%
10	0.67%
9	0.61%
34	2.29%
52	3.51%
60	4.05%
165	11.13%

1990
991
931	93.95%
4	0.40%
39	3.94%
8	0.81%
n/a
9	0.91%
60	6.05%

1980
891
855	95.96%
0	0.00%
18	2.02%
2	0.22%
n/a
16	1.80%
36	4.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

253	17.1
58	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

387	39.1
105	10.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

76	8.5
24	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Rainier city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.2
675	24.9%
2,032	75.1%
377	13.9%

856
3.16

694	81.1%
507	73.1%
22	3.2%
162	18.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
468	26.1%
1,326	73.9%
169	9.4%

656
2.73

484	73.8%
355	73.3%
47	9.7%
172	26.2%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
497	33.5%
986	66.5%
118	8.0%

506
2.93

379	74.9%
295	77.8%
49	12.9%
127	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
27.8
360	36.3%
631	63.7%
71	7.2%

328
3.02

268	81.7%
201	75.0%
42	15.7%
60	18.3%

1980
Number	Percent
25.0
353	39.6%
538	60.4%
59	6.6%

297
3.00

229	77.1%
176	76.9%
32	14.0%
68	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Rainier city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	66	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	14	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	59	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	61	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	210	24.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	140	16.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	102	11.9%
$200,000 or more	41	4.8%

Median Household Income	89,659
Per Capita Income	31,000

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	94	11.0%
Public Assistance	22	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	155	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,010	61.7%
Unemployed	87	5.3%
In Armed Forces	16	1.0%

Total Labor Force	1,113	67.9%
Not in Labor Force	525	32.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	389	243	61.6%
Non-Profit	20	32	38.5%
Self-Employed	82	13	86.3%

Local Government	5	6	45.5%
State Government	114	172	39.9%
Federal Government	20	9	69.0%

Total Private + Self	471	256	64.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	159	219	42.1%
Total	630	475	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	29.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	106	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	249	22.5%
Professional, Technical	144	13.0%
Service Occupations	196	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	3.3%
All others	410	37.1%

White Collar		45.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	151	13.7%
Construction	133	12.0%
Educational services	132	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	95	8.6%
Manufacturing	87	7.9%
Retail trade	87	7.9%
Health care and social assistance	69	6.2%
Finance and insurance	57	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	51	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	49	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	3.6%
Wholesale trade	34	3.1%
Other services	20	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.8%
Utilities	6	0.5%
Information	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	138	5.10%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	17	0.63%
Korean	7	0.26%
Filipino	3	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,432	95.7%
Spanish	78	3.1%
German, other Germanic	13	0.5%
Other	5	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	590	21.8%
Irish	440	16.3%
English	256	9.5%
Danish	88	3.3%
Scandinavian	87	3.2%
European	81	3.0%
Swedish	78	2.9%
Scotch-Irish	70	2.6%
Northern European	69	2.5%
American	67	2.5%
Polish	64	2.4%
Scottish	63	2.3%
French Canadian	61	2.3%
Italian	60	2.2%
Norwegian	59	2.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,694	99.5%
Not a citizen	13	0.5%

Native	2,651	97.9%
Foreign-born	56	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	210	10.9%	657	34.3%	731	38.1%	212	11.1%	108	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	210	10.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	657	34.3%
Some College	731	38.1%
Bach. Degree	212	11.1%
Grad Degree	108	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +323	R +179	R + 6.3%
D +144
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	749	61.1%	Joe Biden (D)	412	33.6%	64	5.2%	1,225	22	14	0.03%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	426	55.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	268	34.6%	81	10.5%	775	18	9	0.02%

2020 President, Rainier city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

412

33.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

749

61.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,225

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Rainier city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

268

34.6%

Donald Trump (R)

426

55.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

775

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rainier city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	57%	Loren Culp (R)	829	68.0%	Jay Inslee* (D)	385	31.6%	5 [+]	0.4%	1,219	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2018	S1	40%	Susan Hutchison (R)	511	64.6%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	280	35.4%	0	0.0%	791	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	44%	Chris Vance (R)	433	54.9%	Patty Murray* (D)	356	45.1%	0	0.0%	789	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	44%	Bill Bryant (R)	473	59.7%	Jay Inslee* (D)	319	40.3%	0	0.0%	792	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	913
Median Value	$329,000

Occupied	856	93.8%
Vacant	57	6.2%

Owned	723	84.5%
Rented	133	15.5%
Median Rent	$1,173

Single-Family Units	747	81.8%
Detached	710	77.8%
Attached	37	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	2.6%
Mobile Homes	137	15.0%

Rainier city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rainier city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Rainier city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rainier city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rainier city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rainier city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rainier city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rainier city, WA