98859 Zip Code (WA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 357
Zip code population in 2010: 238
Zip code population in 2000: 226

Houses and condos: 177
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 98859: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 134.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,745

For population 25 years and over in 98859:

• High school or higher: 75.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 49.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 98859:

• Never married: 0.8%
• Now married: 98.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.8%

• 
• • 31688.8%White
  • 4011.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 98859, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $33,508 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,508
State:	$99,264

Salary/wage: $28,333 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,333
State:	$80,347

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 810.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3642.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $233 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$233
Washington:	$2,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98859, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,655 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,655
State:	$54,331

Salary/wage: $23,361 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

Here:	$23,361
State:	$45,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 169.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 49.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $424 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$424
Washington:	$2,110

Profit/loss from business: +$13,000 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$13,000
State:	+$13,994

Total tax: $3,750 (reported on 59.8% of returns)

98859:	$3,750
State:	$9,065

Earned income credit: $1,158 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,158
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.3%

Here:	56%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 51.5% for AGIs below $10k, 91.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 98844, 98855, 99118, 99166, 99150, 99121.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 27
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 32 (33 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 32 (30 now married, 2 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 98859 with a mortgage: 39 (1 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,106
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $535

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

• Zip code 98859 household income distribution in 2022

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$60,000 to $74,999
• 37$75,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 98859

• 49$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $874,834
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $771,912

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $172,600

Here:	$172,600
State:	$734,307

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 175

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 98859

• 68.4%89Drove a car alone
• 26.9%35Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 98859

• 5315 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 2690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 357

• Male householders: 60 (0 living alone), Female householders: 66 (2 living alone)

• 117 spouses (117 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 86 children (86 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 33 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person

86 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.8% of residents of 98859 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 52.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 29.2%

Population in 1990: 325.

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

• This state: 258
• Midwest: 11
• West: 85

78% of the 98859 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.

101% of the 98859 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Environmental Consulting Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common last names in zip code 98859 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Atchison	2	71.5 years
Brown	2	78.5 years
Dion	2	75.0 years
Bell	2	85.5 years
Fisher	2	86.0 years
Johnsen	2	75.5 years
Kurtz	2	76.5 years
Nichols	2	69.9 years