98538 Zip Code (WA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 402
Zip code population in 2010: 304
Zip code population in 2000: 312

Houses and condos: 201
Renter-occupied apartments: 52
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 98538: 91.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 105.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $2,526 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,836 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 98538:

• High school or higher: 77.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 10.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 98538:

• Never married: 21.0%
• Now married: 58.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 11.2%

• 
• • 33683.8%White
  • 348.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 317.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 98538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,991 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,991
State:	$99,264

Salary/wage: $48,147 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$48,147
State:	$80,347

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1435.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3973.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3572.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17785.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,225 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,225
Washington:	$2,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.0% for AGIs below $25k, 17.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,800 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,800
State:	$10,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 280.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,900 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,900
State:	+$40,092

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,020

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 98538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,221 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,221
State:	$69,533

Salary/wage: $38,621 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,621
State:	$57,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 131.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $586 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$586
Washington:	$1,816

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,633 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,633
State:	$8,163

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,567 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,567
State:	+$21,568

Total itemized deductions: $16,340 (21% of AGI, reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,340
State:	$23,872

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,200 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,200
State:	$4,465

Taxes paid: $4,250 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

98538:	$4,250
State:	$6,400

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,073

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.6%

Here:	53%
State:	43%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,637 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,637
State:	$54,331

Salary/wage: $36,556 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

Here:	$36,556
State:	$45,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 108.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,255 (reported on 57.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,255
Washington:	$2,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,417 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,417
State:	$5,879

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,103 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,103
State:	+$15,835

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 23.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,471 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,471
State:	+$13,994

Total itemized deductions: $15,588 (23% of AGI, reported on 28.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,588
State:	$19,669

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,585 (4% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,585
State:	$3,569

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $5,677 (reported on 72.6% of returns)

98538:	$5,677
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.3%

Here:	60%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 98581, 98593, 98532, 98572, 98596, 98565.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 149

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (46 now married, 26 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 98538 with a mortgage: 33
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,571
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459

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

• Zip code 98538 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 13$75,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 98538

• 6Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999
• 21$400,000 to $499,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 5$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 98538

• 9$100 to $149
• 2$550 to $599
• 11$800 to $899
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 11$1,250 to $1,499
• 6$3,500 or more
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,263.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $415,360

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $431,636 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $274,573 - $523,666

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $409,028

Here:	$409,028
State:	$734,307

Mobile homes: $516,012

Here:	$516,012
State:	$218,362

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 175
• Mobile homes: 23

Unemployment: 10.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 98538

• 62.4%78Drove a car alone
• 9.6%12Carpooled
• 0.8%1Walked
• 28.8%36Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 98538

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 25 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 615 to 19 minutes
• 2320 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 1030 to 34 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 402

• Male householders: 90 (18 living alone), Female householders: 79 (29 living alone)

• 92 spouses (92 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 78 children (65 natural, 3 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 foster children, 22 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 8 2-persons

29 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (8 men, 7 women).

90.9% of residents of 98538 zip code speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 25% well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOISTFORT ELEM (983 BOISTFORT ROAD in CURTIS, WA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1986-0050, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2516
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-2013, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
  Organizations: BOISTFORT SCH DIST 234 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: BOISTFORT SCHOOL DISTRICT 234, BOISTFORT SD 234

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%

Population in 1990: 449.

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

• This state: 230
• Northeast: 10
• Midwest: 24
• South: 41
• West: 76

52% of the 98538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.

93% of the 98538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Sports and Recreation Instruction (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 98538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	69.0 years
Robert	4	74.3 years
Elmer	3	77.4 years
George	3	69.7 years
Albert	2	77.9 years
Dorothy	2	76.5 years
Charles	2	79.0 years
Edward	2	68.5 years
Lawrence	2	70.0 years
Vivian	2	85.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 98538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Barr	3	77.4 years
Bowling	3	81.7 years
Heaton	2	83.0 years
Henry	2	86.5 years
Hill	2	82.5 years
Aust	2	75.0 years
Detering	2	76.5 years
Haines	2	73.0 years
Bates	2	69.0 years
Jones	2	97.5 years