Tenino, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tenino	Washington	National
Income per capita	$36,661	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$72,115	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,802	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,429	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,100	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,257	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.9%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tenino is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tenino is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tenino is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Tenino is 51% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,071 $72,115 $144,230

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Tenino median earnings by income bracket

Tenino employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.1%	22.1%
Manufacturing sector	9.9%	9.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.8%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	11.3%	11.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.2%	9.2%
Education, health & social services	4.5%	4.5%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

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McKenna, WA	644	$215,656	165.2%
Prairie Heights, WA	4,974	$163,599	101.1%
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Yelm, WA	9,459	$114,313	40.5%
Tenino, WA	1,807	$72,115	11.3%

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Tenino, WA	1,807	$72,115	11.3%

Source: The Tenino, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.