Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 632 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,005
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 92 (92 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,058 (1,108 now married, 950 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 98823 with a mortgage: 1,580 (73 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 963
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,046 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $338
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
19.8%
Whole state:
13.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 98823: Ephrata Substation (A), Drumheller Ranch (B), Olson Spur (C), Wheatland School (D), Grant County Fire District 5 Station 14 (E), Grant County Fire District 3 Station 33 (F), Grant County Fire District 13 (G), Grant County Courthouse (H), Grant County Fire District 13 Station 2 (I), Ephrata Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 98823 include: North Columbia State Wildlife Recreation Area - Winchester Wasteway Unit (1), Oasis Park (2), Parkway Park (3), Ephrata Heights Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 98823:
Less than $10,000: 31
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 25
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 71
$50,000 to $59,999: 121
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 118
$80,000 to $89,999: 57
$90,000 to $99,999: 146
$100,000 to $124,999: 338
$125,000 to $149,999: 354
$150,000 to $174,999: 294
$175,000 to $199,999: 201
$200,000 to $249,999: 263
$250,000 to $299,999: 138
$300,000 to $399,999: 235
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 55
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 11
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 98823:
Less than $100: 45
$100 to $149: 37
$150 to $199: 59
$200 to $249: 89
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 51
$350 to $399: 33
$400 to $449: 55
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 129
$550 to $599: 76
$600 to $649: 139
$650 to $699: 64
$700 to $749: 50
$750 to $799: 29
$800 to $899: 23
$900 to $999: 74
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 31
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
No cash rent: 70
Median gross rent in 2011: $625.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $146,640
Asian householders: $260,142
Some other race householders: $148,721
Two or more races householders: $133,032
Hispanic or Latino householders: $155,445
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $146,000
98823:
$146,000
Washington:
$256,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,000 - $216,000
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,499
One, attached: 135
Two: 64
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 131
10 to 19: 56
20 to 49: 105
50 or more: 92
Mobile homes: 762
Unemployment: 8.1%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,140 (77%)
Carpooled: 478 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 67 (2%)
Motorcycle: 35 (1%)
Walked: 152 (4%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 199 (5%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 734
5 to 9 minutes: 901
10 to 14 minutes: 534
15 to 19 minutes: 242
20 to 24 minutes: 402
25 to 29 minutes: 214
30 to 34 minutes: 589
35 to 39 minutes: 40
40 to 44 minutes: 44
45 to 59 minutes: 136
60 to 89 minutes: 48
90 or more minutes: 17
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.0%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,881
In family households: 8,848 (1,556 male householders, 1,143 female householders)
1,968 spouses, 3,545 children (3,078 natural, 175 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 208 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 176 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,033 (404 male householders (388 living alone)), 534 female householders (461 living alone)), 95 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 445 (256 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,286 2-persons, 506 3-persons, 353 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 849 1-person, 89 2-persons
1,929 married couples with children.
910 single-parent households (233 men, 677 women).
82.6% of residents of 98823 zip code speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 22% well, 24% not well, 20% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 1% well, 38% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (3% very well, 49% well, 48% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 841 (8.1%) (25.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.1%
Whole state:
13.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (53%)
El Salvador (16%)
Ukraine (9%)
Vietnam (8%)
Canada (4%)
Russia (3%)
Ethiopia (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 126
1990 to 1999: 336
1980 to 1989: 382
Before 1980: 105
Races in zip code 98823:
White population: 8,622 Black population: 69 American Indian population: 93 Asian population: 113 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 11 Some other race population: 5 Two or more races population: 196 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,946
Most common first ancestries reported in 98823 (%):
Other groups (29%)
German (16%)
English (7%)
American (4%)
Dutch (4%)
Irish (3%)
Norwegian (3%)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
105 EPHRATA CHEVRON (203 NW BASIN in EPHRATA, 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) - TOXICS-10320, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-CRK000030190, EPCRA, HAZWASTE-WAD988516415, CESQG Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: ROGERS EPHRATA CHEVRON (CONTACT/ HAZARDOUS WASTE)
, MARK DALBECK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BASIN OIL CO INC (HAZARDOUS WASTE LAND OWNER)
Alternative names: ROGERS EPHRATA CHEVRON
CENTRAL WASHINGTON CONCRETE EPHRATA (2651 HWY 282 in EPHRATA, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-100513, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, WATQUAL-WAG507036, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZWASTE-CRK000060840, EPCRA Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; READY-MIXED CONCRETE Organizations: CPM DEVELOPMENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CENTRAL WASH CONCRETE, CENTRAL WASH CONCRETE EPHRATA, CPM DEVELOPMENT CORP
CB AUTO BODY REPAIR (136 2ND NE in EPHRATA, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988516373, CESQG Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
COLUMBIA RIDGE ELEMENTARY (60 H ST SE in EPHRATA, WA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2793 Organizations: EPHRATA SCHOOL DIST 165 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CENTRAL WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENT (S33 T21N R26EWM SE1/4 in EPHRATA, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (94%)
Utility gas (3%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 8,779. Population change in the 1990s: +1,118 (+12.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,420
Northeast: 163
Midwest: 706
South: 293
West: 1,795
52% of the 98823 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.
87% of the 98823 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50
Here:
3.3%
Washington:
8.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:
7.3%
Washington:
6.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Washington:
16.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Architecture and engineering occupations: 94,070
Legal occupations: 70,547
Life, physical, and social science occupations: 58,462
Computer and mathematical occupations: 54,135
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations: 51,726
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 48,472
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
JACO CONSTRUCTION INC (103 12 TH AVE SW in EPHRATA, WA; small business)
$66,575 with Army for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2000-12-28. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
COUNTRY DELI, THE (245 BASIN ST NW in EPHRATA, WA; small business)
$2,520 with Army for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Signed on 2005-01-04. Completion date: 2005-01-09.
JACO ANALYTICAL LAB INC (103 12TH AVE SW in EPHRATA, WA; small business) : $225 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$5,000 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2004-03-18. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
$-4,775, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-13. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
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)
