COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rainier vs Tumwater
PLACE A
Rainier, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Tumwater, Washington
Rainier is 91% smaller than Tumwater. Rainier earns more, with a median household income $10,807 higher. Tumwater has grown faster since 2000 (46% vs 32%).
RAINIERTUMWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,49528,010−91% vs Tumwater
Population density1,4361,579−143
Population growth32.1%45.9%−13.9 pts
Median age36.337.1−0.8
Male48.8%47.7%+1.1 pts
Female51.2%52.3%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born5.1%7.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.0%66.5%+17.5 pts
Black0.3%4.6%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.4%9.3%+2.2 pts
Asian0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Other4.2%12.3%−8.1 pts
Median household income$106,019$95,212+$10,807
Per capita income$34,592$46,975−$12,383
Poverty rate14.6%7.0%+7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3030.397−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%42.9%−20.5 pts
Graduate degree9.4%16.0%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.3%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation62.8%67.6%−4.8 pts
Median home value$425,900$472,200−$46,300
Median gross rent$1,227$1,779−$552
Owner-occupied85.8%62.5%+23.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%3.9%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%48.7%−11.2 pts
Average commute37.921.3+16.6
Worked from home23.6%27.7%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.0%3.5%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025