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47.03° N · 122.68° W · GEOID 5349193

Nisqually Indian Community

Thurston County, Washington · part of the Olympia, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income

WashingtonNisqually Indian Community, WANisqually Indian CommunityNisqually Indian Community

The short answer

Nisqually Indian Community is home to 628 people. Median household income is $96,563 a year and median rent is $1,000 a month, 12.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $310,000, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,000
27% below the median place
Median household income
$96,563
20% above the median place
Median home value
$310,000
3% below the median place
Unemployment
19.4%
298% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Nisqually Indian Community

  • Unemployment averaged 19.4% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 163 Washington places.
  • The median rent takes only 12.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places.
  • 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.96 people, larger than in 87% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Nisqually Indian Community

Thurston County gains about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in19,564
Moved out17,964
Net+1,600

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K
Leavers$68K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Thurston County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Thurston County report $68,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,300.
Income you would need
$40,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,000 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,766 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $310,000.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 20.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Moapa Valley, NV matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.4%
70% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
6.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
8.0%
39% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNisqually Indian CommunityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.0%39% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%70% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure6.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$68,6293% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$68,2703% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 12.4%, 39% below the median place.

Nisqually Indian Community12.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$40,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.4%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
16% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$84,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Nisqually Indian Community, $1,000 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Homeownership1
80.7%
21% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
59% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,500
38% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNisqually Indian CommunityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,00027% below
Rent to income112.4%39% below
Property tax rate11.4%59% above
Home price to income13.2x16% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.73% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,94620% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,50038% above
Median home value1$310,0003% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.3%28% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure48.3%6% below
Homeownership180.7%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure55.4%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7666% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.0%29% below
Median year built119830% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
19.4%
298% above the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
31% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNisqually Indian CommunityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$96,56320% above
Income per person1$29,22727% below
Unemployment119.4%298% above
Average annual pay5County figure$76,23516% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.8%57% above
Jobs5County figure129,83514% below
Poverty rate117.5%63% above
Mean commute117 min31% below
Works from home1County figure20.5%65% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 75.5%, 18% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
75.5%
18% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
10.9%
66% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.5%
158% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +18%
Median age36.4 −7%
High school or higher89.7% −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNisqually Indian CommunityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16286646th largest
Median age136.47% below
Bachelor's or higher110.9%66% below
High school or higher189.7%3% below
Household size13.018% above
Born abroad1County figure8.3%6% below
No health insurance116.5%158% above
Homes with broadband175.5%18% below
05

Life in Nisqually Indian Community

68 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.1 −8%
Shops25.6 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools9
83
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
44,281
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9
19.0
23% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureNisqually Indian CommunityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure83above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure44,281above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure19.023% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.18% below
Shops per 10k7County figure25.616% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.59% above
National Register listings8County figure68above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 27, 37% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Nisqually Indian Community. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index12
27
37% below the median place
July average high10
77°F
11% below the median place
Good air days12
93.5%
36% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureNisqually Indian CommunityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure77°F11% below
January average low10County figure34°F35% above
Average temperature10County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation10County figure50.9 in16% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure94.52% above
Tornado risk11County figure25.069% below
Wildfire risk11County figure57.17% below
Heat wave risk11County figure90.61% above
Median air quality index12County figure2737% below
Good air days12County figure93.5%36% above
08

Nisqually Indian Community in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,000/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,040 to $1,550/mo+4.1%
Median household income$73,750 (2024)$94,000$79,500 to $111,500+4.2%
Median home value$310,000 (2024)$441,000$320,000 to $608,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Nisqually Indian Community

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Moapa Valley, NV$1,135$89,250Compare
Genoa, IL$940$82,128Compare
Coalinga, CA$1,093$75,451Compare
Troy, MO$1,033$79,012Compare
Troy, MOCoalinga, CAGenoa, ILMoapa Valley, NVNisqually Indian Community, WANisqually Indian CommunityMoapa ValleyGenoaTroyNisqually Indian CommunityMoapa ValleyGenoaTroy

Common questions

Is Nisqually Indian Community a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 19.4% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 163 Washington places. The median rent takes only 12.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places. On cost, space and class size it scores 89 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Nisqually Indian Community expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $310,000.

What salary do you need to live in Nisqually Indian Community?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Nisqually Indian Community?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Moapa Valley, NV, Genoa, IL, Coalinga, CA and Troy, MO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Nisqually Indian Community with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Nisqually Indian Community itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/nisqually-indian-community-washington

Citytistics. “Nisqually Indian Community, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/nisqually-indian-community-washington/

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