ZIP Code 98953

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Yakima County, Washington.

Population: 6,815
Median household income: $82,689
Median home value: $362,800

Covering part of Yakima County, Washington, ZIP Code 98953 has about 6,815 residents. Its median household income of $82,689 runs above the Yakima County figure of $68,015.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 98953's population declined 3.8% from 7,082 to 6,815, while its median gross rent rose 21.3% from $956 to $1,160.

23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,815
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $82,689
Median home value: $362,800
Median gross rent: $1,160
Housing units: 2,343
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0826,815

Median household income

$64,958$82,689

Median home value

$189,500$362,800

Median gross rent

$956$1,160

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,082	$64,958	$189,500	$956
2020	6,461	$70,689	$257,000	$1,015
2021	6,684	$72,449	$287,900	$1,122
2022	7,043	$79,922	$349,400	$1,185
2023	6,815	$82,689	$362,800	$1,160

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1723.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	485	7.1%
5 to 17	1,614	23.7%
18 to 24	522	7.7%
25 to 34	738	10.8%
35 to 44	1,000	14.7%
45 to 54	507	7.4%
55 to 64	863	12.7%
65 to 74	706	10.4%
75 and over	380	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,281	48.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	180	2.6%
Asian	32	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.3%
Some other race	26	0.4%
Two or more races	193	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,083	45.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	642	15.3%
High school graduate	1,094	26.1%
Some college or associate's	1,493	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	519	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	446	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,564	83.8%
Carpooled	252	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.2%
Bicycle	15	0.5%
Worked from home	189	6.2%
Other means	31	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	865	30.1%
15 to 29 min	1,157	40.3%
30 to 44 min	598	20.8%
45 to 59 min	54	1.9%
60+ min	195	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 10.5% (705 of 6,744)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,616	71.7%
Nonfamily households	637	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,253	96.2%
Vacant	90	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,757	78.0%
Renter-occupied	496	22.0%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,903	81.2%
1-unit, attached	15	0.6%
2 to 4 units	136	5.8%
5 to 19 units	39	1.7%
20 or more units	60	2.6%
Mobile home & other	190	8.1%

ZIP Code 98953

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