Zip Code 98255 - Population, Income & Demographics

The median income of households in 98255 was $35,893. An estimated 10.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

An estimated 48.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,986. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

In 2019-2023, 23.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 32.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

In 2019-2023, 30.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 13.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 98255 in 2019-2023, 88.1% had health insurance coverage and 11.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.7% and public coverage was 47.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.5%.

In 2019-2023, 98255 had a total population of 201 - 105 (52.2%) females and 96 (47.8%) males. The median age was 38 years. An estimated 20.9% of the population was under 18 years, 42.8% was 19 to 44 years, 15% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

In 2019-2023, there were 99 households in 98255. The average household size was 2.03 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.3% of the households in 98255 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.4% of all households, while 27.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.4% of all households.

In 98255, 26.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

In 2019-2023, an estimated 93% of the people living in 98255 were U.S. natives. 54.7% of the 98255 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7% of 98255 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 21.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 21.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 98255 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 98255.

Among people at least five years old living in 98255 in 2019-2023, 18.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.2% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

In 2019-2023, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 98255 were living in the same house one year earlier.

In 2019-2023, 63.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 36.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 98255 was 49 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 39. College or graduate school enrollment was 10.

In 98255, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 29.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 31.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 56.8% of those 65 and over.

In 98255, 42.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 53.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 0% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 24.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 98255 worked in the following industries:

An estimated 100% of 98255 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 0% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.5 minutes to get to work.

In 2019-2023, 98255 had a total of 99 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 13.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 44.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 98255 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 62.7% had three or more bedrooms.

In 2019-2023, 98255 had 99 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 0 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.8% while renters occupied 16.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.98 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

24.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 17.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 98255:

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 98255 was $206,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 26.5 % had a mortgage. 73.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $NaN and for owners without a mortgage it was $530.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 98255 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.