CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tenino

Washington · 1,261 residents · 1.46 sq mi

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Tenino is home to 1,261 people in Washington. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. That trails the Washington median by roughly 37%. The typical home is worth $52,200. Median household income is $19,545, under the $30,130 national median. 19.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,261

−13%vs 2000

vs 1,447 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(82)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(84)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(81)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(215)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(154)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(126)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(126)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,545

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,526 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,764

−46%vs 2000

vs $18,244 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.2%

+10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,200

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(1,292)

Black0.8%(12)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(55)

Asian3%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(1,203)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(47)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.4%(56)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(59)

Central American0.1%(3)

Salvadoran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.2%(25)

Korean0.6%(13)

Chinese0.5%(10)

Filipino0.5%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.7%(34)

Ancestry

German16.1%(327)

Irish15.1%(306)

English9.2%(186)

Scotch-Irish3.7%(75)

Norwegian3.5%(70)

Scottish2.9%(59)

Italian2.7%(54)

American2.4%(49)

Dutch2%(41)

Finnish1.9%(38)

British1.8%(36)

French1.7%(34)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.3%(27)

Swedish0.8%(16)

West Indian0.6%(13)

Jamaican0.6%(13)

Lithuanian0.6%(12)

Polish0.5%(10)

Russian0.5%(10)

Czech0.3%(7)

Swiss0.3%(7)

Subsaharan African0.3%(6)

Nigerian0.2%(4)

Greek0.1%(3)

Ukrainian0.1%(3)

Danish0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.2%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.4 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.5%(253)

Married53.2%(402)

Widowed2.1%(16)

Divorced11.1%(84)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(262)

Married45.6%(408)

Widowed4.8%(43)

Divorced20.2%(181)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−16.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.0%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)44%(70)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17%(27)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 159 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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