Nisqually Indian CommunityWA
628 people call this town in Washington home.
Is Nisqually Indian Community a good place to live?
31% of working residents work locally in Nisqually Indian Community, above both Washington’s towns (4.9%) and U.S. towns (8%). Nisqually Indian Community’s trail network density is 2.6 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Nisqually Indian Community has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Nisqually Indian Community stand out
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With 3.2 jobs for every working resident, Nisqually Indian Community draws in 634 commuters
The average trip to work for Nisqually Indian Community comes to 17 minutes. One in 3 of the town’s working residents works locally. In Nisqually Indian Community, 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Also worth knowing: jobs in Nisqually Indian Community grew by 316 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 701.
| Nisqually Indian Community | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nisqually Indian Community has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
Since 1995, Nisqually Indian Community has seen 54 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 86% of U.S. communities. Nearly half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 43%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Nisqually Indian Community
The typical July afternoon high in Nisqually Indian Community is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Nisqually Indian Community sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
20% of Nisqually Indian Community adults report frequent mental distress. Of 31 CDC measures, Nisqually Indian Community beats the Washington average on 1 and trails it on 19.
| Nisqually Indian Community | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Nisqually Indian Community | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.3% | 16.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.5% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Nisqually Indian Community sell for about $513K
The share of households in Nisqually Indian Community who own their home: 81%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Nisqually Indian Community
Tacoma Dome and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nisqually Indian Community. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
32 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
24 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
38 mi MuseumThe Museum of Flight400K visitors a year
37 mi MuseumUSS Turner Joy
17 mi Stadium & arenaCheney StadiumPhoto credits
Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · USS Turner Joy: Keysgoclick, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheney Stadium: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Nisqually Indian Community: who provides what
Nisqually Indian Community is unincorporated, so Thurston County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Every workday, about 634 people come to Nisqually Indian Community for work
Where Nisqually Indian Community’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Nisqually Indian Community
About 5 of every 100 Nisqually Indian Community residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
About Nisqually Indian Community
CDP in Washington, United States
The Nisqually Reservation, also known as Nisqually Indian Reservation is a federally recognized Indian reservation of the Nisqually tribe in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
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