Zip Code 98947 - Population, Income & Demographics

The median income of households in 98947 was $66,711. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

An estimated 83.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,894. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

In 2019-2023, 21.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

In 2019-2023, 28.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 61.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 98947 in 2019-2023, 89% had health insurance coverage and 11% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.2% and public coverage was 40.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.

In 2019-2023, 98947 had a total population of 3,146 - 1,732 (55.1%) females and 1,414 (44.9%) males. The median age was 28.2 years. An estimated 38.6% of the population was under 18 years, 29.3% was 19 to 44 years, 21.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.9 % was 65 years and older.

In 2019-2023, there were 1,000 households in 98947. The average household size was 3.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.1% of the households in 98947 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.2% of all households, while 17.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.9% of all households.

In 98947, 50.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

In 2019-2023, an estimated 78.9% of the people living in 98947 were U.S. natives. 66.1% of the 98947 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 21.1% of 98947 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 28.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 98947 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 98947.

Among people at least five years old living in 98947 in 2019-2023, 53 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 53% of people at least five years old; 20.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

In 2019-2023, 92.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 98947 were living in the same house one year earlier.

In 2019-2023, 70.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 29.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 98947 was 1,101 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 228 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 745. College or graduate school enrollment was 128.

In 98947, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.9% of people under 18 years old, to 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.9% of those 65 and over.

In 98947, 64.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 98947 worked in the following industries:

An estimated 76.8% of 98947 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 7.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.1 minutes to get to work.

In 2019-2023, 98947 had a total of 1,006 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.7% 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"). 14.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 17.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

16.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 98947 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 70.4% had three or more bedrooms.

In 2019-2023, 98947 had 1,000 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 6 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77% while renters occupied 23%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.07 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.4.

11.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.4% and another 51.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 98947:

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 98947 was $240,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.9 % had a mortgage. 46.1% 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 $1,386 and for owners without a mortgage it was $576.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 98947 was $799. 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.