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Mount Rainier, MD Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mount Rainier is $25,576, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mount Rainier median household income is $44,902, which has grown by 25.01% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mount Rainier residents spend 37.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #347

Mount Rainier, MD	25,576 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	29,149 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	30,090 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	28,367 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #405

Mount Rainier, MD	44,902 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	60,369 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #255

Mount Rainier, MD	25.01%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mount Rainier, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.91%	$8,558, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	9.75%	$14,050, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.12%	$4,559, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	8.25%	$44,461, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	51,077 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	68,967 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mount Rainier, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$58,319, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$41,959, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,990, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
One Race, Other	$47,143, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,036, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mount Rainier, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$28,583, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,864, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,877, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$55,789, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mount Rainier, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,435, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	2,964, 46.06%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,591, 87.42%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.30%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,582, 87.11%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,356, 91.25%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	226, 8.75%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	373, 12.58%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	3,471, 53.94%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,728, 78.59%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.17%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,722, 78.42%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,446, 89.86%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	276, 10.14%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	743, 21.41%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mount Rainier, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,724, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,309, 48.88%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	551, 11.66%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,515, 32.07%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	112, 2.37%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	101, 2.14%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	136, 2.88%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mount Rainier, MD	37.5 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mount Rainier, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,802	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	2,356, 49.06%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	516, 21.90%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	610, 25.89%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	221, 9.38%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	522, 22.16%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	311, 13.20%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	2,446, 50.94%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	841, 34.38%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	915, 37.41%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	565, 23.10%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.25%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	119, 4.87%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mount Rainier, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,802, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	600, 12.49%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	125, 2.60%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	46, 0.96%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	346, 7.21%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	187, 3.89%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	61, 1.27%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	227, 4.73%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	602, 12.54%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,095, 22.80%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	802, 16.70%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	317, 6.60%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	394, 8.20%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mount Rainier, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,267	15.33%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	207	11.88%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.