Rainier, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,346
Male Share of the Population	52%
Female Share of the Population	48%
Senior Citizens	11.5%
Employed Population 16+	874
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	47%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15%
Median Earnings25+	$39,957
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$29,423
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,813

Wealth

Median Family Income	$71,648
% Above Poverty Level	83.7%
% Below Poverty Level	16.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	36 minutes
% Working from Home	8.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	20.7%
Median Gross Rent	$1,336
Median House Value	$186,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	25.2%
Irish	17.7%
English	9.5%
Norwegian	4.3%
Italian	2.9%
Polish	2.5%
Canadian	2.3%
Scottish	2.1%
Swedish	1.6%
French Except Basque	1.4%
Portuguese	1.3%
Russian	1.1%
Danishn	1%
Dutch	0.9%
Austrian	0.6%
German	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Greek	0.1%
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Rainier Almanac

Category	Value
County	Thurston County
Standard Zip Codes	98576
Phone Area Codes	360
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	46.87
Approximate Longitude	-122.66

Rainier Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	OLYMPIA AP
Distance	11.4 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 44 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	50 to 76 F
Oct Temp	39 to 60 F
Annual Precip	50.7 inches

Station	MC MILLIN RESERVOIR
Distance	26.1 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 45 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	51 to 75 F
Oct Temp	41 to 59 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Station	PUYALLUP 2 W EXP STN
Distance	27.3 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 47 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	52 to 78 F
Oct Temp	42 to 62 F
Annual Precip	40.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bucoda	689	$40,833
Lacey	47,852	$76,789
Roy	692	$62,609
Tenino	1,695	$63,611
Tumwater	22,500	$79,685
Yelm	8,772	$67,546

Rainier Public Schools

Rainier Elementary School
600 W 3rd
ZIP: 98576
(360) 446-4020
Primary
Total Enrollment 373

Rainier Middle School
202 2nd St. W
ZIP: 98576
(360) 446-2206
Middle
Total Enrollment 187

Rainier Senior High School
308 2nd St W
ZIP: 98576
(360) 446-2205
High
Total Enrollment 272

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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