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Rainier, Washington

Rainier Valley
(King County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Rainier had a population of 1,492 people ^<1>.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,645	+10.25%	+3.2% since 2007
2007	1,594	+6.84%	-0.93% since 2006
2006	1,609	+7.84%	-0.25% since 2005
2005	1,613	+8.11%	+0.69% since 2004
2004	1,602	+7.37%	+0.31% since 2003
2003	1,597	+7.04%	+2.44% since 2002
2002	1,559	+4.49%	+0.52% since 2001
2001	1,551	+3.95%	+3.95% since 2000
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2000	1,492	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
169	Cosmopolis	W	51 mi [82.1 km]	1,661	4.14% increase
170	Kettle Falls	NE	245 mi [394.3 km]	1,425	6.68% decrease
171	Pomeroy	E	242 mi [389.5 km]	1,281	15.56% decrease
-172-	Rainier			1,645	10.25% increase
173	McCleary	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,604	10.32% increase
174	Tenino	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,590	9.88% increase
175	Napavine	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,611	18.37% increase

Rainier had 551 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rainier has an area ^<4> of 1.62 square miles [4.19 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Rainier had a 2000 population density of 922 people per square mile [356.3 people/km²].

Thurston County

The town of Rainier is located in Thurston County.

The county had a population of 208,283 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,492 people, Rainier contained 0.72% of the Thurston County total.

In addition, where the community of Rainier has a population density of 922 people per square mile [356.3 people/km²], Thurston County averages 286.5 people per square mile [110.6 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Thurston County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Rainier and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Rainier. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	7,445	55.72% increase
10 mi [16 km]	5	10,357	45.55% increase
15 mi [24 km]	9	117,425	22.31% increase
20 mi [32 km]	14	205,999	11.91% increase
25 mi [40 km]	17	244,168	10.36% increase
30 mi [48 km]	32	547,468	9.19% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Rainier, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Lacey	QF-5336745	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	40,702	30.35% increase
Olympia	QF-5351300	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	45,322	6.6% increase
Lakewood	QF-5338038	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	56,983	2.11% decrease
University Place	QF-5373465	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	30,345	1.38% increase
Puyallup	QF-5356695	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	36,330	10.05% increase
Tacoma	QF-5370000	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	197,181	1.87% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Rainier.

A Census Quickfact is available for Thurston County (QF-53067).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Thurston County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Grays Harbor	QF-53027	W	71,342	6.25% increase
Lewis	QF-53041	S	74,132	8.04% increase
Mason	QF-53045	NW	57,846	16.74% increase
Pierce	QF-53053	NE	785,639	11.6% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Rainier:

	State Code:	53 (Washington)
	County Code:	067 (Thurston County)
	Place Code:	57220 (Rainier)

	State & County Code:	53067 (Washington/Thurston County)

	State & Place Code:	5357220 (Washington/Rainier)

Rainier is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Rainier.

The Commemorative
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Search for Local Businesses

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rainier and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rainier. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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