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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 98229 Zip Code is $31,160, which is about the same as the state average of $31,233 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. 98229 Zip Code median household income is $59,709. On average 98229 Zip Code residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #157

98229 Zip Code	31,160 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	27,276 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	32,041 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	21,814 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	59,709 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	75,010 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2008-2012, see rank

98229 Zip Code	1.38%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The 98229 Zip Code median household income growth rate is since 2008-2012. The Washington and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	98229 Zip Code		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.14%	$13,136, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.50%	$19,867, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.03%	$3,916, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.54%	$25,576, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	71,963 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

98229 Zip Code	87,790 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	98229 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
White	$60,875, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$2,499, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,186, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$53,704, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,035, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
One Race, Other	$23,333, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,750, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	98229 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$31,230, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,232, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,746, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$51,875, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	98229 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,588, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	13,188, 49.60%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,512, 72.13%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	33, 0.25%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,479, 71.88%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,721, 92.00%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	758, 8.00%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,676, 27.87%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	13,400, 50.40%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,891, 58.89%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,891, 58.89%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,256, 91.95%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	635, 8.05%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,509, 41.11%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	98229 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,782, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,598, 73.49%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,151, 7.29%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	653, 4.14%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	384, 2.43%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	706, 4.47%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,290, 8.17%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

98229 Zip Code	20.3 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	98229 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,977	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	8,721, 54.58%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,497, 40.10%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,700, 19.49%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,478, 16.95%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	113, 1.30%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	475, 5.45%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,053, 12.07%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	7,256, 45.42%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,017, 41.58%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,827, 25.18%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,084, 28.72%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 0.59%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	285, 3.93%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	98229 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,977, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	121, 0.76%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	653, 4.09%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,275, 7.98%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	420, 2.63%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,089, 13.08%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	550, 3.44%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	338, 2.12%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,029, 6.44%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,969, 12.32%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,052, 25.36%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,909, 11.95%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	961, 6.01%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	611, 3.82%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	98229 Zip Code	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,853	15.44%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	748	9.18%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.