ZIP Code 98632

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cowlitz County, Washington.

Population: 50,845
Median household income: $64,705
Median home value: $355,200

ZIP Code 98632 (Cowlitz County, Washington) is home to about 50,845 residents. At $64,705, its median household income sits below Cowlitz County's $72,932.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 98632's population declined 1.3% from 51,504 to 50,845, while its median gross rent rose 32.2% from $864 to $1,142.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,845
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,705
Median home value: $355,200
Median gross rent: $1,142
Housing units: 21,787
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,50450,845

Median household income

$47,774$64,705

Median home value

$200,100$355,200

Median gross rent

$864$1,142

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,504	$47,774	$200,100	$864
2020	52,489	$51,188	$224,300	$878
2021	50,944	$55,275	$250,800	$968
2022	50,837	$61,352	$317,500	$1,068
2023	50,845	$64,705	$355,200	$1,142

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,064	6.0%
5 to 17	8,081	15.9%
18 to 24	4,098	8.1%
25 to 34	7,112	14.0%
35 to 44	6,337	12.5%
45 to 54	5,378	10.6%
55 to 64	6,805	13.4%
65 to 74	5,838	11.5%
75 and over	4,132	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,514	77.7%
Black or African American	330	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	395	0.8%
Asian	761	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	86	0.2%
Some other race	173	0.3%
Two or more races	3,377	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,209	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,629	10.2%
High school graduate	11,068	31.1%
Some college or associate's	15,226	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,693	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,986	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,828	80.8%
Carpooled	1,954	9.4%
Public transit	160	0.8%
Walked	225	1.1%
Bicycle	82	0.4%
Worked from home	1,338	6.4%
Other means	233	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,596	39.0%
15 to 29 min	6,036	31.0%
30 to 44 min	2,272	11.7%
45 to 59 min	1,335	6.9%
60+ min	2,243	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.4% (7,140 of 49,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,507	60.4%
Nonfamily households	8,185	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,692	95.0%
Vacant	1,095	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,165	58.8%
Renter-occupied	8,527	41.2%

1-unit, detached62.9%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,708	62.9%
1-unit, attached	675	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1,320	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2,462	11.3%
20 or more units	2,147	9.9%
Mobile home & other	1,475	6.8%

ZIP Code 98632

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