98579 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Rochester, WA Thurston County, WA Zip code population (2000): 9,793 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 10,747 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 98579 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 3,664 Renter-occupied apartments: 648 % of renters here:   19% State:   35% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 98579: 107.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 89.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 120 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.5% ($1,404) Washington:   1.6% ($1,915) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 5,070   (51.8%) Females: 4,723   (48.2%) Recent posts about zip code 98579 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: My top 10 reason for moving to Seattle, comment and post yours!  (79 replies) In-N-Out Burger  (53 replies) Official "Seattle Freeze" Discussion Thread  (1582 replies) Spokane, what's it like?  (141 replies) Spring Weather  (27 replies) Know of any monthly motels or apartments I can stay at until I get a J-O-B?  (32 replies) Urban population: 5,560 Rural population: 4,233 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $232,609 98579:   $232,609 Washington:   $300,800 According to our research of public records there were 26 registered sex offenders living in 98579 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   34.1 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.8 people Washington:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98579, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $40,185 State:   $54,331 Salary/wage: $37,682 (reported on 86.0% of returns) Here:   $37,682 State:   $45,761 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.9% for AGIs below $10k, 74.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.4% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,052 (reported on 40.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,052 Washington:   $2,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,603 (reported on 14.3% of returns) Here:   $1,603 State:   $5,879 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,382 (reported on 12.6% of returns) Here:   +$9,382 State:   +$15,835 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$8,429 (reported on 13.7% of returns) Here:   +$8,429 State:   +$13,994 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,817 (reported on 1.9% of returns) 98579:   $2,817 Washington:   $3,001 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $5,909 (reported on 0.2% of returns) Here:   $5,909 Washington:   $14,244 Total itemized deductions: $15,472 (2% of AGI, reported on 35.3% of returns) Here:   $15,472 State:   $19,669 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.0% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,948 (3.0% of AGI, reported on 26.8% of returns) Here:   $1,948 Washington:   $3,569 Here:   3.0% of AGI State:   3.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,650 (reported on 75.9% of returns) 98579:   $4,650 State:   $9,065 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,646 (reported on 15.6% of returns) Here:   $1,646 State:   $1,607 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.8% Here:   53% State:   49% (% for various income ranges: 45.8% for AGIs below $10k, 55.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$50,958
Washington:	$55,591

Nearest zip codes: 98531, 98568, 98512, 98532, 98530, 98589.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	76.7%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 98579 with a mortgage: 1,311 (141 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 265

This zip code:	8.4%
Whole state:	11.4%

This zip code:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.8
State:	3.9

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 98579: Rutledge Farm (A), Gate (B), Helsing Junction (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 98579: Less than $10,000: 25 $10,000 to $14,999: 12 $15,000 to $19,999: 13 $20,000 to $24,999: 17 $25,000 to $29,999: 18 $30,000 to $34,999: 19 $35,000 to $39,999: 19 $40,000 to $49,999: 34 $50,000 to $59,999: 12 $60,000 to $69,999: 9 $70,000 to $79,999: 27 $80,000 to $89,999: 29 $90,000 to $99,999: 34 $100,000 to $124,999: 117 $125,000 to $149,999: 115 $150,000 to $174,999: 255 $175,000 to $199,999: 357 $200,000 to $249,999: 673 $250,000 to $299,999: 547 $300,000 to $399,999: 523 $400,000 to $499,999: 159 $500,000 to $749,999: 73 $750,000 to $999,999: 18 $1,000,000 or more: 17

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 98579: $200 to $249: 6 $250 to $299: 16 $300 to $349: 15 $350 to $399: 15 $400 to $449: 19 $450 to $499: 63 $500 to $549: 78 $550 to $599: 38 $600 to $649: 66 $650 to $699: 17 $700 to $749: 32 $750 to $799: 19 $900 to $999: 20 No cash rent: 91

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $213,098.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $247,193
• Black or African American householders: $236,775
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $256,475
• Asian householders: $213,098
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $307,808
• Some other race householders: $258,180
• Two or more races householders: $250,982
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $262,158

98579:	$229,626
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $270,581

Here:	$270,581
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $325,224

Here:	$325,224
State:	$335,498

Mobile homes: $97,254

Here:	$97,254
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $95,000

Here:	$95,000
State:	$62,453

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,128
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 88
• 10 to 19: 7
• Mobile homes: 1,399
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,383 (78%) Carpooled: 647 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 54 (1%) Other means: 19 (0%) Worked at home: 196 (5%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 96 5 to 9 minutes: 212 10 to 14 minutes: 344 15 to 19 minutes: 488 20 to 24 minutes: 744 25 to 29 minutes: 563 30 to 34 minutes: 696 35 to 39 minutes: 197 40 to 44 minutes: 115 45 to 59 minutes: 298 60 to 89 minutes: 212 90 or more minutes: 180

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.3%

Household type by relationship
Households: 9,620

• In family households: 8,524 (2,141 male householders, 549 female householders)

  2,209 spouses, 2,912 children (2,626 natural, 95 adopted, 191 stepchildren), 302 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 127 other relatives, 152 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,096 (397 male householders (289 living alone)), 412 female householders (332 living alone)), 287 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 283 (271 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,123 2-persons, 650 3-persons, 532 4-persons, 238 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 621 1-person, 137 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

1,744 married couples with children.
648 single-parent households (225 men, 423 women).

93.3% of residents of 98579 zip code speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 12% well, 24% not well, 7% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 15% well, 8% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% very well, 31% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 422 (4.3%)
(20.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	4.3%
Whole state:	10.4%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1277

German: 1181

United States or American: 895

English: 647

Irish: 630

Norwegian: 480

Italian: 216

Scottish: 200

Swedish: 192

Finnish: 160

Dutch: 147

French (except Basque): 142

Polish: 129

French Canadian: 124

Scotch-Irish: 107

European: 102

Scandinavian: 82

Danish: 43

Canadian: 40

Portuguese: 36

Welsh: 35

Czech: 23

Russian: 23

British: 21

Swiss: 15

Pennsylvania German: 12

Romanian: 11

Subsaharan African:: 10

Cape Verdean: 10

Hungarian: 9

Northern European: 9

Greek: 8

Austrian: 7

Yugoslavian: 4

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGRILIANCE (10330 SCHOOLLAND RD SW in ROCHESTER, WA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAR000005249, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY; FARM SUPPLIES
  Business NAICS classification: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.; FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: RONALD WOLFKILL (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: CENEX LAND O LAKES

• ARCO 4469 (19705 OLD HWY 99 SW in ROCHESTER, WA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-8771, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TOXICS-, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988514725, EPCRA, SQG
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Organizations: REGGIE STAFFORD (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ARCO 04469

• CAPITOL STATE FOREST DUMP (T16N R3W S20 in ROCHESTER, WA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988469086, CESQG
  Organizations: WA ECY (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE) , MIKE OSWEILER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WA STATE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• 1940 DESOTO DRUG LAB (20428 GRAND MOUND WAY in ROCHESTER, WA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WA ECY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMERICAN GOLD SEAFOODS LLC (5500 180TH AVENUE SW in ROCHESTER, WA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
  Alternative names: GLOBAL AQUA-USA INC, NORTHWEST SEA FARMS-ROCHESTER

Median worth of mobile homes: $144,894

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

• This state: 5790
• Northeast: 181
• Midwest: 950
• South: 472
• West: 1973

52% of the 98579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Washington.

Population in 1990: 8,231. Population change in the 1990s: +1,562 (+19.0%).

Here:	11.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	16.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	19.5%
Washington:	15.7%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC (19210 ANDERSON RD in ROCHESTER, WA): $1,724,942 in 11 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Dairy Foods and Eggs, Meat, Poultry, and Fish by Defense Commissary Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $368,470; 2005: $818,308; 2006: $538,164.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $368,470 with Defense Commissary Agency for Dairy Foods and Eggs. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
  $217,801, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
  $194,855, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
  $169,227 with Defense Commissary Agency for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2005-01-31. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
  

• MARTIN SAND & GRAVEL, INC (6500 - 196TH AVENUE SW in ROCHESTER, WA; small business)

  $3,452 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2002-01-09. Completion date: 2002-01-11.

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 3, 1-4: 7)
• Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2)

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