Rainier, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rainier	Washington	National
Income per capita	$26,729	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$76,016	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,135	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$62,500	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,401	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,795	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.8%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rainier is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rainier is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rainier is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rainier is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,672 $76,016 $152,032

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Rainier median earnings by income bracket

Rainier employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.2%	23.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.2%	7.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	12.2%	12.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	8.8%	8.8%
Other	24.1%	24.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McKenna, WA	623	$142,563	157.7%
Prairie Heights, WA	4,810	$111,202	101.0%
DuPont, WA	9,514	$93,405	68.8%
Yelm, WA	9,262	$77,297	39.7%
Tumwater, WA	23,390	$76,676	38.6%
Rainier, WA	2,603	$76,016	37.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bennett, CO	2,603	$64,107	15.9%
Salina, UT	2,603	$55,565	0.4%
Trenton, NS	2,603	n/a
Thomaston, NY	2,602	$121,645	119.9%
Trenton, IL	2,604	$54,138	2.1%
Rainier, WA	2,603	$76,016	37.4%

Source: The Rainier, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).