Mount Rainier is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 8,126 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Rainier is the 91st largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Mount Rainier was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Mount Rainier home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Mount Rainier real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Mount Rainier is also a city of artists. Mount Rainier has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mount Rainier’s character.

Also of interest is that Mount Rainier has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Mount Rainier is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mount Rainier, the average commute to work is 32.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of Mount Rainier’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Despite being a small city, Mount Rainier has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Mount Rainier citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.66% of adults in Mount Rainier have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mount Rainier in 2022 was $39,471, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,884 for a family of four. However, Mount Rainier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mount Rainier is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Rainier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Rainier residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Mount Rainier also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Rainier include English, African, Irish, German, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mount Rainier's cultural character, accounting for 33.84% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Mount Rainier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.