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98421 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of 98421 Zip Code is $26,296, which is lower than the state average of $30,661 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. 98421 Zip Code median household income is $41,103. On average 98421 Zip Code residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

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Per Capita Income, #583

98421 Zip Code	26,296 USD
Washington	30,661 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

98421 Zip Code	28,594 USD
Washington	32,583 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

98421 Zip Code	8,750 USD
Washington	40,829 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Household Income

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

	98421 Zip Code		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.00%	$0, see rank	27.02%	$15,481	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	-4.00%	$0, see rank	25.97%	$17,321	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	-4.00%	$0, see rank	4.07%	$3,781	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	36.00%	$0, see rank	17.96%	$23,615	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Employment Status

	98421 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	1, 100.00%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1, 100.00%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	0, 0.00%, 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

	98421 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16, 100%	3,127,950	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16, 100.00%, see rank	72.37%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.05%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.66%	4.98%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.47%	2.82%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.76%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

98421 Zip Code	20.0 minutes
Washington	25.5 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	98421 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16	3,150,493	141,996,548
Male¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	53.11%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	36.70%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.36%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.57%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.30%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.88%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.33%	17.87%
Female¹	16, 100.00%, see rank	46.89%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	40.24%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	16, 100.00%, see rank	21.75%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.26%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.79%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.43%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.16%	5.77%

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

Industry

	98421 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16, 100%	3,150,493	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.56%	1.90%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.61%	6.49%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.53%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.04%	2.83%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.59%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.17%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.35%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.81%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.00%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16, 100.00%, see rank	21.28%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.83%	9.18%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.46%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.77%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.