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Maryland · Census place 54275

Mount Rainier city, MD

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Mount Rainier city has 8,235 residents, ranking #160 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $68,281, the median home is worth $522,100 and median gross rent runs $1,434 a month.

Population
8,235Mount Rainier city residents
Median household income
$68,281Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$522,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,434Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
24.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mount Rainier city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mount Rainier city median would spend about 25.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 24.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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