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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 98439 Zip Code is $14,754, which is much lower than the state average of $31,233 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 98439 Zip Code median household income is $35,590, which has grown by 26.33% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 98439 Zip Code residents spend 18.3 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, #551

98439 Zip Code	14,754 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

98439 Zip Code	26,008 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

98439 Zip Code	29,842 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

98439 Zip Code	20,188 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

98439 Zip Code	35,590 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

98439 Zip Code	41,449 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

98439 Zip Code	26.33%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	98439 Zip Code		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.56%	$6,024, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	11.53%	$16,139, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	9.76%	$3,659, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.97%	$16,505, 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

98439 Zip Code	41,115 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

98439 Zip Code	47,614 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

	98439 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
White	$38,571, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$40,673, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,065, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$21,950, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$2,499, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
One Race, Other	$23,571, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$25,580, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	98439 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$33,333, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,740, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$29,250, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$9,097, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	98439 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,605, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	1,892, 52.48%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,516, 80.13%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	703, 37.16%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	813, 42.97%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	697, 85.73%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	116, 14.27%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	376, 19.87%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	1,713, 47.52%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	896, 52.31%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	43, 2.51%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	853, 49.80%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	687, 80.54%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	166, 19.46%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	817, 47.69%, 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

	98439 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,044, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,476, 72.21%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	133, 6.51%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	204, 9.98%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	111, 5.43%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	27, 1.32%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	93, 4.55%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

98439 Zip Code	18.3 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

	98439 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,384	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	697, 50.36%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	111, 15.93%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	177, 25.39%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	74, 10.62%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 1.58%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	87, 12.48%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	687, 49.64%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	187, 27.22%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	243, 35.37%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	189, 27.51%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	68, 9.90%, 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

	98439 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,384, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	38, 2.75%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	73, 5.27%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 0.65%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	176, 12.72%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 0.72%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.29%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	72, 5.20%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	204, 14.74%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	284, 20.52%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	134, 9.68%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	280, 20.23%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	100, 7.23%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	98439 Zip Code	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,203	21.70%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	215	17.55%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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