Tenino

Population: 1,965
Median household income: $75,438
Median home value: $333,100

Tenino is a community in Thurston County, Washington, home to 1,965 residents. At $75,438, its median household income sits below Thurston County's $93,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tenino's population grew 14.5% from 1,716 to 1,965, while its median home value rose 101.4% from $165,400 to $333,100.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,965
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,438
Median home value: $333,100
Median gross rent: $1,239
Housing units: 790
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,716	$54,917	$165,400	$1,080
2020	1,744	$49,167	$186,900	$1,029
2021	1,854	$55,202	$223,300	$1,059
2022	2,045	$63,654	$290,800	$1,090
2023	1,965	$75,438	$333,100	$1,239

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	128	6.5%
5 to 17	315	16.0%
18 to 24	225	11.5%
25 to 34	261	13.3%
35 to 44	331	16.8%
45 to 54	253	12.9%
55 to 64	235	12.0%
65 to 74	141	7.2%
75 and over	76	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,419	72.2%
Black or African American	39	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.8%
Asian	65	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	298	15.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	128	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's48.4%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	5.8%
High school graduate	347	26.8%
Some college or associate's	628	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	177	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	70	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone64.8%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	627	64.8%
Carpooled	99	10.2%
Public transit	7	0.7%
Walked	31	3.2%
Bicycle	6	0.6%
Worked from home	194	20.1%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	12.3%
15 to 29 min	218	28.2%
30 to 44 min	269	34.8%
45 to 59 min	107	13.8%
60+ min	84	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 12.3% (241 of 1,965)

	Count	Share
Family households	515	68.8%
Nonfamily households	234	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	749	94.8%
Vacant	41	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	491	65.6%
Renter-occupied	258	34.4%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	69.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	74	9.4%
5 to 19 units	89	11.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5370630
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.8538, -122.8605