COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rainier vs Olympia
PLACE A
Rainier, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Olympia, Washington
Rainier is 96% smaller than Olympia. Rainier earns more, with a median household income $24,717 higher. Rainier has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs 20%).
RAINIEROLYMPIADIFFERENCE
Total population2,49556,724−96% vs Olympia
Population density1,4363,113−1,678
Population growth32.1%19.6%+12.4 pts
Median age36.340.5−4.2
Male48.8%48.5%+0.3 pts
Female51.2%51.5%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born5.1%8.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.0%71.2%+12.8 pts
Black0.3%2.7%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.4%10.6%+0.9 pts
Asian0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Other4.2%8.8%−4.6 pts
Median household income$106,019$81,302+$24,717
Per capita income$34,592$45,674−$11,082
Poverty rate14.6%14.0%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3030.436−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%51.8%−29.4 pts
Graduate degree9.4%20.6%−11.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%7.3%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation62.8%62.6%+0.2 pts
Median home value$425,900$486,200−$60,300
Median gross rent$1,227$1,599−$372
Owner-occupied85.8%49.8%+35.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%5.0%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%57.0%−19.5 pts
Average commute37.920.0+17.9
Worked from home23.6%25.6%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured4.0%5.6%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025