Nisqually Indian Community vs Tenino

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

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

Tenino has the higher population (1,965 vs 513 in Nisqually Indian Community). Tenino has the higher median household income ($75,438 vs $71,875 in Nisqually Indian Community). Tenino has the higher median home value ($333,100 vs $317,300 in Nisqually Indian Community).

Population, income & housing

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
Population	513	1,965
Median age	37.3 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$75,438
Median home value	$317,300	$333,100
Median gross rent	$625	$1,239
Housing units	218	790
Homeownership rate	86.6%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
Population	631 → 513 (-18.7%)	1,716 → 1,965 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $71,875 (+20.6%)	$54,917 → $75,438 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$215,000 → $317,300 (+47.6%)	$165,400 → $333,100 (+101.4%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $625 (-10.7%)	$1,080 → $1,239 (+14.7%)

Nisqually Indian Community

Population

631513

Median household income

$59,583$71,875

Median home value

$215,000$317,300

Median gross rent

$700$625

Tenino

Population

1,7161,965

Median household income

$54,917$75,438

Median home value

$165,400$333,100

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
Under 5	3.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	26.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	16.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.2%
75 and over	8.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
White (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	72.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	15.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
No high school diploma	12.3%	5.8%
High school graduate	46.1%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
Drove alone	78.8%	64.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	4.4%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.3%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
1-unit, detached	81.7%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Nisqually Indian Community	Tenino
Poverty rate	19.3%	12.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1983	1980