ZIP Code 98926

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kittitas County, Washington.

Population: 31,883
Median household income: $66,826
Median home value: $425,600

Covering part of Kittitas County, Washington, ZIP Code 98926 has about 31,883 residents. The median household income of $66,826 is below the Kittitas County median ($69,928).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 98926's population declined 8.2% from 34,725 to 31,883, while its median gross rent rose 25.1% from $1,008 to $1,261.

37.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,883
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,826
Median home value: $425,600
Median gross rent: $1,261
Housing units: 14,900
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,72531,883

Median household income

$56,018$66,826

Median home value

$286,600$425,600

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,261

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,725	$56,018	$286,600	$1,008
2020	34,893	$59,415	$301,200	$1,053
2021	32,559	$61,839	$336,400	$1,082
2022	32,327	$65,551	$396,700	$1,148
2023	31,883	$66,826	$425,600	$1,261

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2422.0%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,421	4.5%
5 to 17	4,300	13.5%
18 to 24	7,028	22.0%
25 to 34	4,452	14.0%
35 to 44	3,246	10.2%
45 to 54	2,948	9.2%
55 to 64	3,533	11.1%
65 to 74	3,100	9.7%
75 and over	1,855	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,206	79.1%
Black or African American	363	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	108	0.3%
Asian	705	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	229	0.7%
Two or more races	1,700	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,530	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,100	5.7%
High school graduate	4,767	24.9%
Some college or associate's	6,006	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,270	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,991	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,462	73.5%
Carpooled	1,007	6.5%
Public transit	58	0.4%
Walked	1,124	7.2%
Bicycle	169	1.1%
Worked from home	1,670	10.7%
Other means	115	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,366	60.0%
15 to 29 min	2,861	20.5%
30 to 44 min	861	6.2%
45 to 59 min	584	4.2%
60+ min	1,263	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 16.3% (4,882 of 29,970)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,706	56.1%
Nonfamily households	6,038	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,744	92.2%
Vacant	1,156	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,603	55.3%
Renter-occupied	6,141	44.7%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,382	63.0%
1-unit, attached	268	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,369	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1,374	9.2%
20 or more units	1,477	9.9%
Mobile home & other	1,030	6.9%

ZIP Code 98926

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