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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rainier is $25,534, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rainier median household income is $66,713, which has grown by 55.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rainier residents spend 36.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 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, #292

Rainier, WA	25,534 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rainier, WA	35,985 USD
Washington	33,492 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

Rainier, WA	44,792 USD
Washington	41,039 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

Rainier, WA	29,036 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #160

Rainier, WA	66,713 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rainier, WA	69,990 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #63

Rainier, WA	55.31%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Rainier, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.88%	$4,581, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.99%	$16,958, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.99%	$3,085, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.67%	$23,107, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

Rainier, WA	73,182 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rainier, WA	74,069 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Rainier, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$66,898, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Hispanic	$100,761, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$54,063, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,875, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$126,667, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rainier, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$28,393, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$81,528, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,292, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$41,250, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rainier, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,452, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	728, 50.14%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	525, 72.12%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18, 2.47%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	507, 69.64%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	446, 87.97%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61, 12.03%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	203, 27.88%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	724, 49.86%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	468, 64.64%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.41%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	465, 64.23%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	393, 84.52%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	72, 15.48%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	256, 35.36%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Rainier, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	818, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	685, 83.74%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	88, 10.76%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	12, 1.47%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.37%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	30, 3.67%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rainier, WA	36.5 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	Rainier, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	839	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	446, 53.16%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86, 19.28%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	55, 12.33%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 8.30%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.90%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77, 17.26%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	131, 29.37%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	393, 46.84%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	198, 50.38%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	61, 15.52%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	105, 26.72%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 2.54%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 1.53%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 3.31%, see rank	5.04%	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

	Rainier, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	839, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 1.31%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	121, 14.42%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	71, 8.46%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	68, 8.10%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	73, 8.70%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58, 6.91%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	15, 1.79%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	22, 2.62%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	78, 9.30%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	153, 18.24%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	27, 3.22%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	112, 13.35%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	30, 3.58%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rainier, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	111	5.86%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25	4.48%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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