Mount Rainier is home to 8,245 people in Maryland. Owners hold 23% of the housing stock. There are 12,943 people per square mile. 30% of residents were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 34% less than in Maryland as a whole. The typical home is worth $529,600, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,505, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 158%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Rainier
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.5% → 34.7%(+25.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$220,326 → $529,600(+140%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share55.1% → 43.2%(−11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.3%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(74)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.9%(161)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 367 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mount Rainier, decade by decade
Mount Rainier population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,954
$72,931
$220,326
24.0%
73.1
2000
8,498
$65,434
$205,301
18.9%
71.5
2010
8,080
$70,661
$470,269
26.6%
78.0
2020
8,333
$69,329
$482,634
32.6%
83.9
2024
8,245
$68,505
$529,600
37.9%
82.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
