Rainier, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,645 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,645 (all nonfarm))

Rainier, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 559 (536 occupied: 438 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	35%

Housing density: 346 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $343,016.

Median contract rent in 2008: $726 (lower quartile is $564, upper quartile is $1,049)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $568

Median gross rent in Rainier, WA in 2008: $900

Housing units in Rainier with a mortgage: 271 (67 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Rainier,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $213,845 (it was $110,300 in 2000)

Rainier:	$213,845
Washington:	$308,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,678 - $256,188

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $242,068
Here: $242,068
State: $394,769

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,979
Here: $147,979
State: $323,427

In 2-unit structures: $177,136
Here: $177,136
State: $371,071

Mobile homes: $80,921
Here: $80,921
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,000
Here: $25,000
State: $62,453

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,483

In family households: 1,305 (283 male householders, 96 female householders)
305 spouses, 550 children (445 natural, 42 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 12 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 178 (82 male householders (52 living alone)), 45 female householders (34 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 32 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

301 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (35 men, 66 women).

94.6% of residents of Rainier speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 47 (3.2%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rainier, Washington:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 104 6 rooms: 161 7 rooms: 79 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 12

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rainier, Washington:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 20 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 73
1990 to 1994: 117
1980 to 1989: 86
1970 to 1979: 161
1960 to 1969: 27
1950 to 1959: 15
1940 to 1949: 17
1939 or earlier: 61

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rainier:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 62 3 bedrooms: 303 4 bedrooms: 52 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rainier:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 20 3 bedrooms: 38 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rainier in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 86 2 vehicles: 174 3 vehicles: 110 4 vehicles: 44 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Rainier in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 49 2 vehicles: 25 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Rainier, WA:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $174,999: 44
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 175
$250,000 to $299,999: 80
$300,000 to $399,999: 22
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Rainier rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rainier:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 22
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 5

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 10 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 5

Rainier, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.7%
Number of people working at home: 13 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 22
5 to 9 minutes: 47
10 to 14 minutes: 44
15 to 19 minutes: 44
20 to 24 minutes: 73
25 to 29 minutes: 53
30 to 34 minutes: 134
35 to 39 minutes: 37
40 to 44 minutes: 43
45 to 59 minutes: 58
60 to 89 minutes: 50
90 or more minutes: 37

Rainier mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 537 (82%)
Carpooled: 85 (13%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 12 (2%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 36
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 40
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $44,999: 41
$45,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 71
$60,000 to $74,999: 70
$75,000 to $99,999: 47
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 192

German: 159

United States or American: 129

Irish: 119

English: 112

Swedish: 29

Norwegian: 28

Italian: 25

French (except Basque): 24

British: 23

Dutch: 20

European: 19

French Canadian: 18

Polish: 18

Scottish: 15

Portuguese: 12

Greek: 9

Danish: 7

Finnish: 7

Scotch-Irish: 4

Welsh: 4

Yugoslavian: 4

Scandinavian: 3

Bulgarian: 2

Canadian: 2

Russian: 2

Swiss: 2

Czechoslovakian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (34%)
India (17%)
Germany (15%)
Laos (13%)
Korea (6%)
France (4%)
Canada (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 886
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 119
South: 83
West: 294

61% of Rainier residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 1
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 168
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 75
Associate degree: 32
Bachelor's degree: 42
Master's degree: 13
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 3
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 161
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 78
Associate degree: 35
Bachelor's degree: 38
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 21.4%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $57,268
Black householders: $86,435
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,250
Asian householders: $48,674
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $82,794
Some other race householders: $46,901
Two or more races householders: $59,567
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,188

Rainier household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rainier household income for Two or more races householders

Rainier household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rainier marital status for males

Rainier marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $222,181
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $174,488
Asian householders: $174,488
Some other race householders: $75,999
Two or more races householders: $218,110
Hispanic or Latino householders: $145,407

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 416
One, attached: 12
Two: 4
5 to 9: 11
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 110
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $99,729

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rainier:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (45%) Utility gas (29%) Wood (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (24%) Wood (17%) Other fuel (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14

Here:	5.7%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	5.6%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	25.0%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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