Mount Rainier, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

8,245

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.1

0.25% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.27%

5.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,505

0.328% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Mount Rainier, MD is home to a population of 8.25k people, from which 83.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.5% of Mount Rainier, MD residents were born outside of the country (2.43k people).

In 2024, there were 1.88 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.56k people) in Mount Rainier, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.89k Other (Hispanic) and 1.51k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.7%

2024 Citizenship

82.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.7% of Mount Rainier, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Rainier, MD was 82.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mount Rainier, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Rainier, MD

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.56k ± 687
Other (Hispanic)
1.89k ± 519
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.51k ± 429

34.7%

Hispanic Population

2.86k people

34.7% of the people in Mount Rainier, MD are hispanic (2.86k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Rainier, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

29.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.43k people

31.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.56k people

As of 2024, 29.5% of Mount Rainier, MD residents (2.43k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Rainier, MD was 31.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mount Rainier, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
161 ± 140
Gulf War (2001-)
67 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 57

Mount Rainier, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Rainier, MD.

Economy

The economy of Mount Rainier, MD employs 4.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Rainier, MD were Retail Trade (612 people), Public Administration (585 people), and Educational Services (567 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,563), Public Administration ($66,534), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,518).

Employment

Occupations

4.71k

2024 Value

± 635

0.534%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Rainier, MD grew at a rate of 0.534%, from 4.68k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Rainier, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (511 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (500 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (429 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Rainier, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.71k

2024 Value

± 635

0.534%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Rainier, MD grew at a rate of 0.534%, from 4.68k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Rainier, MD, are Retail Trade (612 people), Public Administration (585 people), and Educational Services (567 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Rainier, MD, though some of these residents may live in Mount Rainier, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,546

Median earning men ± $8,371

$50,938

Median earning women ± $8,402

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,005), Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,935).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($104,688), Public Administration ($90,662), and Information ($75,298).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Rainier, MD was $529,600 in 2024, which is 1.59 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $522,100 to $529,600, a 1.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Rainier, MD is 23.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Rainier, MD have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Rainier, MD is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$529,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$44,325

$923

Median Property Taxes

±$196

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Rainier, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Rainier, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

23.5%

Homeownership

2024

74.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 23.5% of the housing units in Mount Rainier, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 24.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Rainier, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,505

Median Household Income

± $4,516

3.93k

Number of Households

± 584

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.93k households in Mount Rainier, MD grew to $68,505 from the previous year's value of $68,281.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Rainier, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Rainier, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.7%)
Worked At Home (18.6%)
Public Transit (16.3%)

In 2024, 56.7% of workers in Mount Rainier, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (16.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Rainier, MD have a longer commute time (31.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.84% of the workforce in Mount Rainier, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Rainier, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Rainier, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Rainier, MD have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Rainier, MD (514 out of 8.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Rainier, MD is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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