Nisqually Indian Community vs Rainier

A side-by-side comparison of Nisqually Indian Community and Rainier: population, income, housing, and more.

Nisqually Indian Community and Rainier are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rainier has the higher population (2,499 vs 513 in Nisqually Indian Community). Rainier has the higher median household income ($101,644 vs $71,875 in Nisqually Indian Community). Rainier has the higher median home value ($388,900 vs $317,300 in Nisqually Indian Community).

Population, income & housing

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
Population	513	2,499
Median age	37.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$101,644
Median home value	$317,300	$388,900
Median gross rent	$625	$1,128
Housing units	218	880
Homeownership rate	86.6%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
Population	631 → 513 (-18.7%)	2,385 → 2,499 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $71,875 (+20.6%)	$69,688 → $101,644 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$215,000 → $317,300 (+47.6%)	$206,000 → $388,900 (+88.8%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $625 (-10.7%)	$1,338 → $1,128 (-15.7%)

Nisqually Indian Community

Population

631513

Median household income

$59,583$71,875

Median home value

$215,000$317,300

Median gross rent

$700$625

Rainier

Population

2,3852,499

Median household income

$69,688$101,644

Median home value

$206,000$388,900

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
Under 5	3.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	26.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	3.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.0%
75 and over	8.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
White (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58.7%	1.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
No high school diploma	12.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	46.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
Drove alone	78.8%	74.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	20.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
1-unit, detached	81.7%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Nisqually Indian Community	Rainier
Poverty rate	19.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.87	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	35
Median year structure built	1983	1993