Rainier vs Tenino

A side-by-side comparison of Rainier and Tenino: population, income, housing, and more.

Rainier and Tenino 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 1,965 in Tenino). Rainier has the higher median household income ($101,644 vs $75,438 in Tenino). Rainier has the higher median home value ($388,900 vs $333,100 in Tenino).

Population, income & housing

	Rainier	Tenino
Population	2,499	1,965
Median age	38.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$101,644	$75,438
Median home value	$388,900	$333,100
Median gross rent	$1,128	$1,239
Housing units	880	790
Homeownership rate	90.2%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rainier	Tenino
Population	2,385 → 2,499 (+4.8%)	1,716 → 1,965 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$69,688 → $101,644 (+45.9%)	$54,917 → $75,438 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$206,000 → $388,900 (+88.8%)	$165,400 → $333,100 (+101.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,338 → $1,128 (-15.7%)	$1,080 → $1,239 (+14.7%)

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

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)

	Rainier	Tenino
Under 5	7.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.2%
75 and over	4.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rainier	Tenino
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	72.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.5%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	15.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rainier	Tenino
No high school diploma	9.6%	5.8%
High school graduate	34.2%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rainier	Tenino
Drove alone	74.1%	64.8%
Carpooled	1.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.3%	20.1%
Other means	3.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rainier	Tenino
1-unit, detached	79.2%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Rainier	Tenino
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.3%
Average household size	3.10	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1993	1980