Rainier

Population: 1,859
Median household income: $62,847
Median home value: $310,200

Located in Columbia County, Oregon, Rainier is a community with a population of 1,859. At $62,847, its median household income sits below Columbia County's $86,359.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rainier's population declined 12.0% from 2,113 to 1,859, while its median home value rose 65.2% from $187,800 to $310,200.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $866.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,859
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,847
Median home value: $310,200
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 835
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1131,859

Median household income

$50,793$62,847

Median home value

$187,800$310,200

Median gross rent

$737$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,113	$50,793	$187,800	$737
2020	2,080	$51,750	$219,700	$803
2021	2,022	$60,132	$244,000	$782
2022	2,010	$58,333	$271,400	$846
2023	1,859	$62,847	$310,200	$866

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3422.2%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	5.4%
5 to 17	301	16.2%
18 to 24	49	2.6%
25 to 34	413	22.2%
35 to 44	174	9.4%
45 to 54	113	6.1%
55 to 64	249	13.4%
65 to 74	304	16.4%
75 and over	156	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,546	83.2%
Black or African American	21	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	3.0%
Asian	15	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	134	9.5%
High school graduate	516	36.6%
Some college or associate's	496	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	184	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	79	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	463	64.7%
Carpooled	104	14.5%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	58	8.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	203	32.4%
15 to 29 min	189	30.1%
30 to 44 min	98	15.6%
45 to 59 min	55	8.8%
60+ min	82	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 21.4% (398 of 1,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	401	50.3%
Nonfamily households	396	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	797	95.4%
Vacant	38	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	400	50.2%
Renter-occupied	397	49.8%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units23.5%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	452	54.1%
1-unit, attached	30	3.6%
2 to 4 units	196	23.5%
5 to 19 units	42	5.0%
20 or more units	21	2.5%
Mobile home & other	94	11.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4160850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.86 sq mi
Center point: 46.0714, -122.9414