98356 Zip Code (Morton, WA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,396
Zip code population in 2010: 2,149
Zip code population in 2000: 2,158

Houses and condos: 1,155
Renter-occupied apartments: 148
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 98356: 88.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 100.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,952 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,954 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 98356:

• High school or higher: 86.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 10.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 98356:

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 48.6%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 17.6%

• 
• • 1,88378.6%White
  • 26511.1%Two or more races
  • 2118.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 361.5%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 98356, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,468 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,468
State:	$99,264

Salary/wage: $51,154 (reported on 74.3% of returns)

Here:	$51,154
State:	$80,347

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 916.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3478.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5901.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9898.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12884.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,000
Washington:	$2,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.4% for AGIs below $25k, 54.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 28.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,107 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,107
State:	$10,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.6% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 118.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 162.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,020 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$15,020
State:	+$40,092

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 34.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 210.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1864.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,975 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,975
State:	+$18,312

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.8% for AGIs below $25k, 141.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 327.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 515.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,118 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

98356:	$14,118
Washington:	$24,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.4% for AGIs below $25k, 168.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 324.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 616.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,600 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,600
State:	$39,068

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 437.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $5,700 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

98356:	$5,700
State:	$7,774

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,267 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$2,020

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 98356, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,972 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,972
State:	$69,533

Salary/wage: $38,199 (reported on 77.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,199
State:	$57,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $752 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$752
Washington:	$1,816

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,541 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,541
State:	$8,163

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$936 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$936
State:	+$21,568

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,255 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,255
State:	+$16,521

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,733 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

98356:	$8,733
Washington:	$18,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,517 (24% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,517
State:	$23,872

Here:	23.7% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,690 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,690
State:	$4,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,000 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

98356:	$4,000
State:	$6,400

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,116 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,116
State:	$2,073

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.7%

Here:	59%
State:	43%

(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98356, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,205 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,205
State:	$54,331

Salary/wage: $33,842 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,842
State:	$45,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $10k, 62.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,070 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,070
Washington:	$2,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,772 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,772
State:	$5,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,280 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,280
State:	+$15,835

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,108 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,108
State:	+$13,994

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,292 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

98356:	$2,292
Washington:	$3,001

Total itemized deductions: $15,424 (25% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,424
State:	$19,669

Here:	24.6% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,937 (3% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,937
State:	$3,569

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,470 (reported on 72.3% of returns)

98356:	$4,470
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,508 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,508
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.7%

Here:	61%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 59.8% for AGIs below $10k, 57.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 98533, 98564, 98585, 98336, 98330, 98355.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 160
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 842

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (3 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 295 (112 now married, 184 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 98356 with a mortgage: 489
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,448
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $443

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 98356 household income distribution in 2022

• 20Less than $10,000
• 31$10,000 to $14,999
• 66$15,000 to $19,999
• 77$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 98$35,000 to $39,999
• 83$40,000 to $44,999
• 53$45,000 to $49,999
• 125$50,000 to $59,999
• 62$60,000 to $74,999
• 151$75,000 to $99,999
• 71$100,000 to $124,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 98356

• 33Less than $10,000
• 16$60,000 to $69,999
• 13$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 72$150,000 to $174,999
• 26$175,000 to $199,999
• 103$200,000 to $249,999
• 66$250,000 to $299,999
• 125$300,000 to $399,999
• 69$400,000 to $499,999
• 21$750,000 to $999,999
• 10$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 98356

• 9$200 to $249
• 3$250 to $299
• 8$350 to $399
• 4$450 to $499
• 10$600 to $649
• 11$650 to $699
• 15$750 to $799
• 7$800 to $899
• 9$900 to $999
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 52$1,500 to $1,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,042.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $656,793.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $273,924
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $394,806
• Asian householders: $646,047
• Two or more races householders: $346,855
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $272,775

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $282,825 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $198,717 - $384,029

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $309,224

Here:	$309,224
State:	$734,307

Mobile homes: $302,968

Here:	$302,968
State:	$218,362

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 856
• 3 or 4: 6
• 5 to 9: 23
• Mobile homes: 244

Unemployment: 10.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 98356

• 67.0%496Drove a car alone
• 12.0%89Carpooled
• 0.7%5Subway or elevated
• 0.8%6Bicycle
• 9.3%69Walked
• 6.6%49Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 98356

• 214Less than 5 minutes
• 945 to 9 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 6915 to 19 minutes
• 5720 to 24 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 4745 to 59 minutes
• 6160 to 89 minutes
• 8090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,396

• Male householders: 521 (168 living alone), Female householders: 480 (160 living alone)

• 459 spouses (459 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (36 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 397 children (363 natural, 24 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 0 foster children, 100 other relatives, 127 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 66 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 370 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 328 1-person, 21 2-persons

208 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (10 men).

96.5% of residents of 98356 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% very well, 69% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CASCADE AQUA TILTON RIVER (484 BUTTS RD in MORTON, WA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
  Organizations: CASCADE AQUA FARMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHEVRON USA INC SS 90983 (2ND & WESTLAKE in MORTON, WA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 2,530.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,366
• Northeast: 10
• Midwest: 143
• South: 165
• West: 595

59% of the 98356 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.

92% of the 98356 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 18. The highest number of fires - 36 took place in 2017, and the least - 4 in 2010. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.8%), and Outside Fires (20.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 98356
• 15550.8%Structure Fires
• 6320.7%Outside Fires
• 5417.7%Other
• 3310.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 98356, Washington

Most common first names in zip code 98356 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	27	72.7 years
John	20	74.1 years
George	19	77.3 years
Mary	17	77.6 years
Charles	16	73.5 years
James	15	71.0 years
Robert	15	71.0 years
Frank	12	83.2 years
Dorothy	10	78.5 years
Donald	9	67.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 98356 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	14	81.5 years
Davis	9	78.8 years
Clevenger	9	78.6 years
Coleman	9	69.9 years
Wilson	8	83.6 years
Wright	8	82.9 years
Thompson	7	70.9 years
Taylor	7	85.1 years
Stiltner	7	73.7 years
Blankenship	6	74.4 years

Businesses in zip code 98356
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ford	1		RadioShack	1
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	1		U.S. Cellular	1