Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,433
| This zip code: | $31,433 | | Washington: | $56,548 |
Nearest zip codes: 97050, 98613, 98673, 97065, 98628, 97039.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 69.3% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 98620 with a mortgage: 481 (18 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 464
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,154
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $391
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This zip code: | 23.8% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This zip code: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Year house built
- 2005 or later: 78
- 2000 to 2004: 272
- 1990 to 1999: 528
- 1980 to 1989: 573
- 1970 to 1979: 682
- 1960 to 1969: 253
- 1950 to 1959: 180
- 1940 to 1949: 252
- 1939 or earlier: 493

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Goldendale, WA (98620): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 88
- 2 bedrooms: 469
- 3 bedrooms: 836
- 4 bedrooms: 379
- 5 or more bedrooms: 82
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 252
- 2 bedrooms: 369
- 3 bedrooms: 189
- 4 bedrooms: 9
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Vehicles available in 98620 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 80
- 1 vehicle: 296
- 2 vehicles: 855
- 3 vehicles: 443
- 4 vehicles: 130
- 5 or more vehicles: 55
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 197
- 1 vehicle: 404
- 2 vehicles: 118
- 3 vehicles: 58
- 4 vehicles: 53
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Estimated household income distribution in 2009:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2009 in zip code 98620:
- Less than $10,000: 42
- $10,000 to $14,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 31
- $25,000 to $29,999: 23
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 28
- $40,000 to $49,999: 97
- $50,000 to $59,999: 138
- $60,000 to $69,999: 108
- $70,000 to $79,999: 70
- $80,000 to $89,999: 45
- $90,000 to $99,999: 51
- $100,000 to $124,999: 266
- $125,000 to $149,999: 142
- $150,000 to $174,999: 149
- $175,000 to $199,999: 191
- $200,000 to $249,999: 221
- $250,000 to $299,999: 97
- $300,000 to $399,999: 229
- $400,000 to $499,999: 112
- $500,000 to $749,999: 56
- $750,000 to $999,999: 23
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2009 in zip code 98620:
- Less than $100: 53
- $100 to $149: 13
- $150 to $199: 69
- $200 to $249: 51
- $250 to $299: 77
- $300 to $349: 25
- $350 to $399: 20
- $400 to $449: 53
- $450 to $499: 35
- $500 to $549: 85
- $550 to $599: 10
- $600 to $649: 86
- $650 to $699: 73
- $700 to $749: 32
- $750 to $799: 93
- $800 to $899: 111
- $900 to $999: 59
- $1,000 to $1,249: 34
- No cash rent: 9
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009: $116,060.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2009 for:- White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,601
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $178,568
- Some other race householders: $255,434
- Two or more races householders: $176,839
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $157,505 (it was $100,200 in 2000)
| 98620: | $157,505 | | Washington: | $287,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,394 - $110,943
Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $269,617| Here: | $269,617 | | State: | $367,029 |
Mobile homes: $103,256| Here: | $103,256 | | State: | $80,529 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,250| Here: | $46,250 | | State: | $62,453 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,807
- One, attached: 47
- Two: 92
- 3 or 4: 128
- 5 to 9: 55
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 96
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 808
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,786 (68%)
- Carpooled: 530 (20%)
- Bicycle: 17 (1%)
- Walked: 129 (5%)
- Other means: 9 (0%)
- Worked at home: 138 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 322
- 5 to 9 minutes: 716
- 10 to 14 minutes: 382
- 15 to 19 minutes: 205
- 20 to 24 minutes: 225
- 25 to 29 minutes: 92
- 30 to 34 minutes: 175
- 35 to 39 minutes: 55
- 40 to 44 minutes: 32
- 45 to 59 minutes: 169
- 60 to 89 minutes: 89
- 90 or more minutes: 9
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.0%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,809
- In family households: 5,854 (1,464 male householders, 452 female householders)
1,582 spouses, 1,966 children (1,713 natural, 60 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 82 other relatives, 230 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 955 (430 male householders (363 living alone)), 397 female householders (336 living alone)), 128 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 160 (90 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 918 2-persons, 396 3-persons, 355 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 699 1-person, 118 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
1,171 married couples with children.
456 single-parent households (127 men, 329 women).
90.6% of residents of 98620 zip code speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% very well, 25% well, 19% not well, 4% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 8% well, 21% not well, 2% not at all).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% very well, 6% well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 263 (3.8%)
(14.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 10.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (52%)
- Canada (13%)
- Greece (12%)
- Germany (4%)
- Egypt (4%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Other Eastern Africa (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1995 to March 2000: 65
- 1990 to 1994: 50
- 1985 to 1989: 75
- 1980 to 1984: 15
- 1975 to 1979: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 19
Races in zip code 98620:
White population: 6,522
Black population: 46
American Indian population: 205
Asian population: 27
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 106
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 294
Hispanic or Latino population: 291
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1069 |
|  Other groups: 1065 |
|  United States or American: 829 |
|  English: 605 |
|  Irish: 604 |
|  French (except Basque): 155 |
|  Dutch: 147 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 146 |
|  Swedish: 115 |
|  Norwegian: 106 |
|  European: 92 |
|  Scottish: 92 |
|  Danish: 86 |
|  Italian: 75 |
|  Finnish: 71 |
|  Polish: 62 |
|  French Canadian: 51 |
|  Greek: 44 |
|  Scandinavian: 40 |
|  British: 35 |
|  Welsh: 34 |
|  Celtic: 12 |
|  Albanian: 10 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Northern European: 9 |
|  Arab:: 8 |
|  Egyptian: 8 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 8 |
|  Austrian: 8 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  Canadian: 4 |
|  Armenian: 2 |
|  Slavic: 2 |
|  Turkish: 2 |

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COLUMBIA GORGE ALUMINUM (85 JOHN DAY DAM ROAD in GOLDENDALE, WA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1978-0010, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-10-1983-0010, ICIS-10-1991-0222,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD990828642, TSD, SWFAP-, INDUSTRIAL SITES, TOXICS-, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, AIRQUAL-S0390001, AIR MAJOR, WATQUAL-WA0000540, NPDES MAJOR, HAZWASTE-WAD990828642, EPCRA, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, LQG, INDUSTRIAL-, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION.; PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION.; PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION.
Organizations: GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLUMBIA ALUMINUM, COLUMBIA ALUMINUM UST 2954, GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM CO
- AT&T GOLDENDALE (13.5 MI NNE OF GOLDENDALE in GOLDENDALE, 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-CRK000022790, EPCRA, HAZWASTE-WAT540010519,
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAT540010519, CESQG
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
Organizations: AT&T CORP (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
, VERN WOLD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BOISE CASCADE CORP GOLDENDALE (710 WEST RAILROAD STREET in GOLDENDALE, WA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-7834, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TOXICS-, INDEPENDENT CLEANUP
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
- AT&T MARYHILL (2.1 MILES W MARYHILL in MARYHILL, 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-WAT540010162, EPCRA, CESQG
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
Organizations: AT&T CORP (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
, VERN WOLD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AMERICAN TOWER MARYHILL WAQ7390 WA0420
- BROWNINGS (3255 HWY 142 in GOLDENDALE, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAH000017970, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.; HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.
Organizations: ROBERT BROWNING (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BROADWAY AUTOMOTIVE INC (870 E BROADWAY in GOLDENDALE, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988513529, CESQG
Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: ORDELL ENSTAD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CDR TRUCKING (181 VAN HOY RD in GOLDENDALE, WA)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAH000017152, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.; HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.
Organizations: ROBERT & BONNIE BUTLER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BISHOP RED ROCK LORENA BUTTE Q (STORY ROAD in GOLDENDALE, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
Organizations: BISHOP RED ROCK INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BISHOP RED ROCK INC
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Wood (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3256
- Northeast: 191
- Midwest: 729
- South: 377
- West: 2104
45% of the 98620 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Washington.
Population in 1990: 5,761. Population change in the 1990s: +1,175 (+20.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61
| Here: | 38.1% | | Washington: | 15.7% |
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- KLICKITAT COMPUTER SERVICES (610 BICKLETON HWY in GOLDENDALE, WA; small business): $409,600 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.), Miscellaneous Items, Program Management/Support Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $97,200; 2001: $98,400; 2002: $99,600; 2003: $105,600; 2004: $8,800; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$105,600 with Navy for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$99,600 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$98,400, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-18. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$97,200 with Navy for Program Management/Support Services. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
- BISHOP'S SANITATION INC (221 W MAIN ST in GOLDENDALE, WA; small business): $168,511 in 25 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment, Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $-2,250; 2002: $36,620; 2003: $21,454; 2004: $32,196; 2005: $40,388; 2006: $13,111.
Biggest contracts:
$26,992 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment. Taking place in OR. Signed on 1999-12-17. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$20,778 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2006-03-24. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$18,374, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-27. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$18,374 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2005-05-27. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
- KLICKITAT COUNTY (228 W MAIN ST MS-CH-23 in GOLDENDALE, WA): $45,453 in 9 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $7,358; 2003: $2,472; 2004: $14,712; 2005: $14,068; 2006: $6,843.
Biggest contracts:
$7,358 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Taking place in OR. Signed on 2002-02-12. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$7,356 with Army for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$7,356 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2005-06-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$7,356 with Army for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-04-14. Completion date: 2004-11-15.
- goldendale tire center (765 east broadway in goldendale, WA)
$14,748 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-06-28. Completion date: 2005-07-28.
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: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters:
- 44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 43 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 34 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006:
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
| Most popular first names in zip code 98620 among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 48 | 75.7 years |
| Robert | 43 | 72.2 years |
| William | 42 | 73.7 years |
| Mary | 36 | 80.6 years |
| George | 32 | 76.0 years |
| Charles | 29 | 79.5 years |
| James | 28 | 75.7 years |
| Richard | 17 | 68.3 years |
| Roy | 15 | 79.5 years |
| Margaret | 15 | 75.8 years |
| Most popular last names in zip code 98620 among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 24 | 75.3 years |
| Miller | 17 | 74.4 years |
| Johnson | 17 | 74.6 years |
| Thompson | 14 | 79.6 years |
| White | 11 | 77.9 years |
| Bridgefarmer | 11 | 82.5 years |
| Jackson | 10 | 80.7 years |
| Anderson | 9 | 81.3 years |
| Brown | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Hoctor | 9 | 78.7 years |
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