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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 98942 Zip Code is $27,454, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. 98942 Zip Code median household income is $57,583, which has grown by 24.05% 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 98942 Zip Code residents spend 18.7 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, #249

98942 Zip Code	27,454 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

98942 Zip Code	32,486 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

98942 Zip Code	42,791 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

98942 Zip Code	24,946 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

98942 Zip Code	57,583 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

98942 Zip Code	72,718 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

98942 Zip Code	24.05%
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

	98942 Zip Code		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.47%	$7,430, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.97%	$20,169, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.57%	$3,619, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.72%	$22,281, 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

98942 Zip Code	63,449 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

98942 Zip Code	80,186 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

	98942 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
White	$57,865, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,602, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$34,196, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
One Race, Other	$36,408, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,036, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	98942 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$52,654, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,500, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,383, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$43,789, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	98942 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,613, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	6,187, 49.05%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,465, 72.17%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,465, 72.17%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,218, 94.47%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	247, 5.53%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,722, 27.83%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	6,426, 50.95%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,030, 62.71%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,030, 62.71%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,698, 91.76%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	332, 8.24%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,396, 37.29%, 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

	98942 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,692, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,401, 83.22%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	775, 10.08%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	51, 0.66%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	52, 0.68%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	103, 1.34%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	310, 4.03%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

98942 Zip Code	18.7 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

	98942 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,916	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	4,218, 53.28%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,390, 32.95%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	587, 13.92%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	923, 21.88%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	85, 2.02%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	430, 10.19%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	495, 11.74%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	3,698, 46.72%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,314, 35.53%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	800, 21.63%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,430, 38.67%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43, 1.16%, 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	111, 3.00%, 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

	98942 Zip Code	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,916, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	207, 2.61%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	580, 7.33%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	541, 6.83%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	256, 3.23%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	939, 11.86%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	334, 4.22%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	128, 1.62%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	433, 5.47%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	839, 10.60%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,849, 23.36%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	612, 7.73%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	717, 9.06%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	481, 6.08%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	98942 Zip Code	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,946	11.80%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	517	11.54%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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