ZIP Code 98394

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pierce County, Washington.

Population: 1,036
Median household income: $46,792
Median home value: $471,500

ZIP Code 98394 (Pierce County, Washington) is home to about 1,036 residents. The median household income of $46,792 is below the Pierce County median ($96,632).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 98394's population declined 29.4% from 1,467 to 1,036, while its median gross rent fell 26.4% from $1,181 to $869.

85.9% of workers drive to work alone. 85.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,036
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,792
Median home value: $471,500
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 578
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4671,036

Median household income

$71,146$46,792

Median home value

$337,500$471,500

Median gross rent

$1,181$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,467	$71,146	$337,500	$1,181
2020	1,331	$106,190	$374,000	$1,313
2021	1,186	$140,769	$431,000	$1,306
2022	1,244	—	$455,500	$1,019
2023	1,036	$46,792	$471,500	$869

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	1.8%
5 to 17	195	18.8%
18 to 24	166	16.0%
25 to 34	42	4.1%
35 to 44	158	15.3%
45 to 54	126	12.2%
55 to 64	117	11.3%
65 to 74	120	11.6%
75 and over	93	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	875	84.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	152	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's50.6%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	5.0%
High school graduate	107	16.3%
Some college or associate's	332	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	115	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	69	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	352	85.9%
Carpooled	49	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	15.0%
15 to 29 min	60	15.0%
30 to 44 min	125	31.2%
45 to 59 min	118	29.4%
60+ min	38	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 19.7% (204 of 1,036)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	66.1%
Nonfamily households	143	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	422	73.0%
Vacant	156	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	351	83.2%
Renter-occupied	71	16.8%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	492	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	86	14.9%

ZIP Code 98394

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