Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 6.8% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Rainier compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,332 | $39,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $750 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,781 | $33,372 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $3,890 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $15,926 | $31,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,100 | $25,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,764 | $21,168 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $25,903 | $31,084 | 9 | $4,640 |
Rainier government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $95,000
All Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $229,000
Water Utilities: $107,000
Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
Financial Administration: $62,000
Sewerage: $41,000
Central Staff Services: $26,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Health Services - Other: $15,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $254,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $92,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $343,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $113,000
General - Other: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $175,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $174,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $128,000
Highways: $33,000
General Support: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $107,000
Total General Sales: $90,000
Public Utilities: $52,000
NEC: $28,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $331,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
9.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,695 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.34% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)| Thurston County: | 0.26% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,118 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.73% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($732 average AGI)| Thurston County: | 0.15% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rainier:
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KITI (1420 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rainier:
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rainier:
- KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
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