Rainier, Washington

Back to Rainier, WA housing info, Thurston County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rainier, WA Thurston County Population in July 2008: 1,645. Population change since 2000: +10.3%   Males: 815   (49.6%) Females: 830   (50.4%) Median resident age:   34.0 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98576. Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,829 (it was $42,955 in 2000) Rainier:   $52,829 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,332 Rainier:   $21,332 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $212,177 (it was $110,300 in 2000) Rainier:   $212,177 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $234,883; Detached houses: $248,141; Townhouses or other attached units: $235,805; In 2-unit structures: $162,688; Mobile homes: $80,921; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,000 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 98576 Rainier, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Rainier: White Non-Hispanic (90.2%) Hispanic (3.9%) American Indian (3.9%) Two or more races (3.3%) Other race (0.8%) Black (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Rainier: 105.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rainier, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rainier is mentioned 877 times on our forum: Mt. Rainier Eruption ?  (33 replies) Tell me about Mt. Rainier  (26 replies) Mount Rainier/Mount St. Helens Recommendations  (6 replies) How come Seattle isn't a world class city?  (291 replies) Rainier Valley  (6 replies) Gig Harbor/Port Orchard in Mt. Rainier's way??  (4 replies) Latest news from Rainier, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (13.9%), Irish (11.8%), English (10.0%), United States (8.6%), French (5.7%), Swedish (2.9%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Incorporated in 1947 Elevation: 428 feet Land area: 1.62 square miles. Population density: 1017 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 46.89 N, Longitude: 122.69 W

Area code: 360

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Average climate in Rainier, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rainier-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 439% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from Rainier center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 14.7 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 33.9 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 28.2 miles away from Rainier center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from Rainier center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Rainier, WA

• Flying B Airport (Runways: 1)
• Taylor Airport (Runways: 1)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.5%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rainier, WA

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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%

from Pierce County, WA	1.92% ($42,336 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.96% ($44,780)
from Lewis County, WA	0.43% ($38,049)

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%

to Pierce County, WA	1.30% ($37,310 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.94% ($35,501)
to Lewis County, WA	0.53% ($33,630)

• Kent A Harrison, 11538 Vail Cut Off Road, Se, Type: Pole, Structure height: 49.4 m, Overall height: 49.4 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• City Hall, Call Sign: WYC827
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.010 MHz, 155.070 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 155.550 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/06/2003, Expiration Date: 01/18/2014
  Registrant: Adcomm Engineering Company, 14631 128th Avenue Ne, Woodinville, WA 98072-4651, Phone: (425) 821-8827, Fax: (425) 488-3952, Email:
• Baumgard Hill 3.5 Mi Se, Type: Bant, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: WNPR763, Licensee ID: L01456013
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.350 MHz, 48.9200 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/19/2004, Expiration Date: 06/29/2014
  Registrant: Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, 785 No. 42nd Street, Springfield, OR 97478-5781, Phone: (541) 988-7550, Fax: (541) 988-0616, Email:

• Crawford, Adjacent To Forest Svc Lookout Approx 4.1 Mi From, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: KRD63
  Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/15/2000, Expiration Date: 06/06/2010
  Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
• CRAWFORD, 4 Miles Wsw Of, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WHT305
  Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/18/1985, Expiration Date: 03/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 06/04/2000
  Registrant: American Interstate Communications, Inc., 14025 Sw Farmington Road, Beaverton, OR 97005

• Rainier Hill 2 Mi Se Of Timoney Rd, Type: Tower, Overall height: 24 m, Call Sign: KAE889
  Assigned Frequencies : 217.512 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/28/2004, Expiration Date: 09/07/2014, Certifier: Sandra M Depriest
  Registrant: Dennis C Brown, 8124 Cooke Court, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20109-7406, Phone: (703) 365-9436, Fax: (703) 365-9456, Email:

• Aircraft: MAULE M-5-210C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 327X , Serial Number: 6148C, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1975
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Daniel M Jr Taylor, Po Box 286, Rainier, WA 98576, Other Owners: Carol A Taylor
• Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 3428C , Serial Number: 26471, Year manufactured: 1954
  Registrant (Individual): Irven F Jr Palmer, Po Box 531, Rainier, WA 98576
• Aircraft: CESSNA 175 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 6527E , Serial Number: 56027, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 08/11/1977
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Carey A Taylor, Po Box 32, Rainier, WA 98576, Other Owners: Deborah A Taylor
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 7021T , Serial Number: 46621, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 06/19/1959
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Johnie M Creamer, 14024 Finian Rd Se, Rainier, WA 98576, Other Owners: Karen A Creamer
• Aircraft: CESSNA TU206D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 132 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 72160 , Serial Number: U206-1303, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 03/24/1969
  Registrant (Corporation): Aerial Mapping Services Inc, 10718 Hwy 507 Se, Rainier, WA 98576
• Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 8065A , Serial Number: 20917, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 04/26/1957
  Registrant (Co-Owned): James M Pugsley, Po Box 886, Rainier, WA 98576, Other Owners: Elizabeth B Pugsley
• Aircraft: AERONCA 11AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 9791E , Serial Number: 11AC-1438, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 01/24/1956
  Registrant (Individual): John R Henderson, 12915 133rd Ave Se, Rainier, WA 98576

• Fire: 29
• Hazardous Condition: 27
• Service Call: 1
• Good Intent Call: 4