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Rainier, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rainier, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,667. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RAINIER-WA · Rainier, WA 1 ZIPs · 4,667 pop · #3700/25278 · Thurston County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $104,896
  • RANK-TOP #3700/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rochester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,667
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $446,900

Nearest income peer: Rochester, WA ( $5,485 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Rainier

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rainier on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rainier, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,667
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$104,896
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $104,896 and home value $446,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 23.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Roslyn is the closest lower-income city and Curtis the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rainier.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98576, is all of Rainier

There is no split to weigh here: 98576 holds every one of Rainier's 4,667 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rainier's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 340 employees , annual payroll $14,920k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98576 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (26) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rainier, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Thurston County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rainier. See the Thurston County roll-up →

No other city sharing Thurston County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rainier. Olympia, Lacey and Yelm sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bucoda marks the far end of that range at $80,682, 23% below Rainier.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98576 4,667 $104,896 82 26
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Rainier roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Rainier, .