Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,046 Zip code population in 2010: 2,129 Zip code population in 2000: 1,793
Houses and condos: 1,230 Renter-occupied apartments: 231
% of renters here:
21%
State:
36%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 98537: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 193.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 16 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.8% ($2,539)
Washington:
0.8% ($4,283)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,921 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,212 (0.8%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $328,419
98537:
$328,419
Washington:
$569,500
According to our research of Washington and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 98537 zip code as of April 27, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 98537 is 2,046 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
40.9 years
Washington median age:
38.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
Washington:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 98537, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,480 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$57,480
State:
$99,264
Salary/wage: $51,804 (reported on 75.9% of returns)
Here:
$51,804
State:
$80,347
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1060.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3185.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5342.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8526.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14586.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $762 (reported on 35.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$762
Washington:
$2,077
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 17.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,311 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,311
State:
$10,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 111.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,831 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
+$10,831
State:
+$40,092
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 122.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 327.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1133.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,845 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
+$7,845
State:
+$18,312
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.9% for AGIs below $25k, 102.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 222.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,236 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
98537:
$16,236
Washington:
$24,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.2% for AGIs below $25k, 164.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 211.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 470.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 913.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,600 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
Here:
$20,600
State:
$39,068
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 343.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxes paid: $4,933 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
98537:
$4,933
State:
$7,774
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,038 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,038
State:
$2,020
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%
Here:
94%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 98537, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,109 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$47,109
State:
$69,533
Salary/wage: $42,814 (reported on 78.2% of returns)
Here:
$42,814
State:
$57,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $937 (reported on 42.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$937
Washington:
$1,816
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,700 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,700
State:
$8,163
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,142 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
+$1,142
State:
+$21,568
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,109 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:
+$7,109
State:
+$16,521
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,008 (reported on 12.9% of returns)
98537:
$17,008
Washington:
$18,648
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,917 (24% of AGI, reported on 23.8% of returns)
Here:
$17,917
State:
$23,872
Here:
24.3% of AGI
State:
18.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,211 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,211
State:
$4,465
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,396 (reported on 23.8% of returns)
98537:
$4,396
State:
$6,400
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,788 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,788
State:
$2,073
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 43.6%
Here:
44%
State:
43%
(% for various income ranges: 38.2% for AGIs below $25k, 42.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98537, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,645 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,645
State:
$54,331
Salary/wage: $38,569 (reported on 83.1% of returns)
Here:
$38,569
State:
$45,761
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.0% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $885 (reported on 48.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$885
Washington:
$2,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,494 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,494
State:
$5,879
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,594 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
+$1,594
State:
+$15,835
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,350 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
+$7,350
State:
+$13,994
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,960 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
98537:
$2,960
Washington:
$3,001
Total itemized deductions: $14,570 (23% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)
Here:
$14,570
State:
$19,669
Here:
23.1% of AGI
State:
20.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,747 (3% of AGI, reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,747
State:
$3,569
Here:
2.6% of AGI
State:
3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,165 (reported on 75.7% of returns)
98537:
$5,165
State:
$9,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,510 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,510
State:
$1,607
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.8%
Here:
50%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 34.9% for AGIs below $10k, 51.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 170 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 936
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 39 (28 now married, 11 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 545 (243 now married, 302 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 98537 with a mortgage: 449 (50 second mortgage, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,643 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $562
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
8.4%
Whole state:
10.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.2%
Whole state:
4.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
3.9
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 98537: Pack Sack Lookout (A), Highland Golf Course (B), Arctic Lookout (C), Grays Harbor Fire District 15 (D), Cosmopolis City Fire Department (E), Cosmopolis City Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Alder Creek (A), Archer Creek (B), Beaver Creek (C), Beck Creek (D), Black Creek (E), Brick Creek (F), Dean Creek (G), Deer Creek (H), East Fork North River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 375 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 223 1-person, 93 2-persons, 2 5-persons
500 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (27 men, 128 women).
93.8% of residents of 98537 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 14% well, 16% not well, 35% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% very well, 48% not at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% very well, 23% well, 18% not well, 49% not at all).
Foreign born population: 145 (4.8%) (50.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.8%
Whole state:
15.3%
23%Singapore
18%Japan
12%Honduras
6%Malaysia
6%Bulgaria
3%El Salvador
1%Ireland
28%German
13%Irish
9%English
5%Swedish
3%American
3%Norwegian
2%Croatian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
222010 or later
292000 to 2009
171990 to 1999
73Before 1990
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%
77.1%Electricity
16.5%Wood
3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.8%Utility gas
0.8%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 1,424. Population change in the 1990s: +369 (+25.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,210
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 157
South: 93
West: 403
65% of the 98537 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.
93% of the 98537 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, 34% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Washington:
12.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:
1.5%
Washington:
9.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Washington:
16.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
95,592Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
80,896Sales and related occupations
73,193Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
67,229Education, training, and library occupations
62,270Construction and extraction occupations
56,379Community and social service occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
PHIPPS, JAMES B (804 3RD ST in COSMOPOLIS, WA) : $12,800 in 2 contractsin 2005
$6,400 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
$6,400 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 2 establishments)