98022 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 98022, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

98022 is a zip code in King County and Pierce County, Washington, which covers Enumclaw Plateau CCD and Mount Rainier, with a total population of 22,007 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 98022 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 98022.

The estimated population of people living in 98022 is 22,007, with a median age of 43.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 98022 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
22,007
+3.34%
+2.18%
2020
21,296
+0.37%
-
2019
21,217
 -0% -
2018
21,218
 -1.48% -
2017
21,537
 - -

Population of 98022 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 98022 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
79.3%
82.4%
 -3.76%
Black/African American
0.4%
1.6%
 -75.00%
Native
1.2%
1%
 +20.00%
Hispanic
11.2%
10%
 +12.00%
Asian
2.5%
1.2%
 +108.33%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.5%
0.4%
 +25.00%
Two Or More Races
4.9%
3.4%
 +44.12%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 98022 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 98022 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 98022 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 98022 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43 -2.27% 40.3 -5.18% 45 -0.44%
2020 44 0% 42.5 +0.71% 45.2 0%
2019 44 +0.92% 42.2 -1.63% 45.2 +2.26%
2018 43.6 -3.33% 42.9 -1.61% 44.2 -3.49%
2017 45.1 - 43.6 - 45.8 -

The median age of the 98022 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 98022 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,268 +24.18% 1,076 -14.96% 1,554 912
10 to 19 1,332 +4.85% 1,440 -6.83% 1,389 1,339
20 to 29 914 +14.12% 1,037 +3.55% 1,037 1,056
30 to 39 1,405 +16.78% 1,051 +21.17% 1,650 1,280
40 to 49 1,555 -12.44% 1,361 -4.31% 1,350 1,295
50 to 59 2,114 -38.73% 1,930 -17.1% 1,404 1,620
60 to 69 1,325 +22.08% 1,423 +28.52% 1,595 1,859
70+ 1,002 +29.51% 1,304 +3.37% 1,323 1,344

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 98022 zip code is $101,591.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 98022.

  • Under 25
    $55,804.00
  • 25 to 44
    $115,000.00
  • 45 to 64
    $113,750.00
  • 65 and over
    $69,141.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 98022 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 98022, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 98022 is currently $123,489.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

14.89% of households in 98022 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 98022 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.76%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    12.96%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.00%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.53%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    21.89%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.96%
  • $200,000 or more
    14.89%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 98022 is $50,006.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 98022 by the total population of 98022.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 98022 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 98022 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    11.32%
  • Bachelor's degree
    29.52%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    15.65%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    41.32%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.19%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 98022 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 98022 zip over the age of 16 is 17,945.

Of those people, a total of 66.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 98022 is 62.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 98022 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,132 45.80% 23.00%
20 to 24 years 981 84.40% 5.30%
25 to 29 years 1,112 92.40% 3.70%
30 to 34 years 1,420 87.00% 3.80%
35 to 44 years 2,876 91.40% 8.20%
45 to 54 years 2,517 88.20% 2.50%
55 to 59 years 1,786 73.90% 6.10%
60 to 64 years 1,804 62.30% 2.80%
65 to 74 years 2,800 32.20% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,517 4.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 98022. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,560 64.70% 4.20%
Black or African American 80 80.00% 28.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 174 60.90% 29.20%
Asian 500 91.00% 7.90%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 66 100.00% 0.00%
Other 482 85.50% 5.60%
Two or more races 1,083 65.40% 13.60%
Hispanic or Latino 1,630 80.60% 2.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 14,720 63.50% 4.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 98022 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 98022 is 11,217, with median earnings of $55,956.00.

Women in 98022 are earning approximately 54.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 11,217 $55,956.00
Male 5,927 $75,009.00
Female 5,290 $40,549.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 98022 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,290 $91,563.00
Business and Financial 516 $62,500.00
Computer and Mathematical 318 $103,711.00
Architecture and Engineering 239 $120,413.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 81 $71,932.00
Community and Social Service 173 $73,861.00
Legal 102 $0.00
Educational and Library 817 $63,299.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 159 $58,309.00
Healthcare Practitioners 504 $76,688.00
Healthcare Support 388 $27,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 130 $137,981.00
Law Enforcement 29 $92,875.00
Food Preparation and Serving 588 $11,280.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 225 $30,239.00
Personal Care and Service 147 $16,625.00
Sales 1,365 $53,594.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,181 $40,968.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 85 $25,272.00
Construction and Extraction 892 $57,225.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 528 $76,121.00
Production 605 $59,306.00
Transportation and Material Moving 400 $58,438.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 98022 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 98022.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 698 $118,750.00 592 $51,667.00
Business and Financial 211 $82,578.00 305 $49,511.00
Computer and Mathematical 228 $102,949.00 90 $104,900.00
Architecture and Engineering 206 $120,746.00 33 $92,841.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 33 $0.00 48 $58,000.00
Community and Social Service 76 $56,029.00 97 $92,614.00
Legal 102 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 313 $86,563.00 504 $22,188.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 73 $90,202.00 86 $57,941.00
Healthcare Practitioners 162 $87,038.00 342 $68,879.00
Healthcare Support 12 $0.00 376 $26,983.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 112 $138,846.00 18 $0.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00 6 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 160 $10,625.00 428 $11,552.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 147 $29,958.00 78 $30,284.00
Personal Care and Service 30 $6,250.00 117 $21,250.00
Sales 629 $84,736.00 736 $45,386.00
Office and Administrative Support 165 $37,596.00 1,016 $41,408.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 45 $24,911.00 40 $25,326.00
Construction and Extraction 879 $57,076.00 13 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 519 $76,509.00 9 $0.00
Production 490 $78,889.00 115 $26,292.00
Transportation and Material Moving 314 $59,063.00 86 $39,167.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,697 households in 98022, with an average household size of 2.51 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,756 families living in the 98022 zip code with an average family size of 3.04 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 98022:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,702 379 675 2,941
Average Household Size 3.08 3.94 3.08 1.28
Total Families 4,702 379 675 0
Average Household Size 3.05 3.16 2.94 0

Poverty

Of the 5,756 families living in 98022, 5.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 98022:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,849 housing units in 98022.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,697 88.30%
Vacant 1,152 11.70%

19.69% of the total 9,849 housing units in 98022 are rental units. This is approximately 1,939 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,716 are occupied by the owner - or 68.19% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 98022 is $1,320.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 98022 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    42
  • Less than $500
    183
  • $500 to $999
    342
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    635
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    546
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    123
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    75
  • $3,000 or more
    35

Property Value

The median value of a property in 98022 is $426,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 98022 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    527
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    266
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    27
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    125
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    461
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,764
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,372
  • $1,000,000 or more
    174

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 98022. The chart below shows the number of properties in 98022 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,175
  • 1940 to 1949
    413
  • 1950 to 1959
    364
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,005
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,736
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,689
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,322
  • 2000 to 2009
    505
  • 2010 to 2013
    574
  • 2014 or later
    66

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 98022 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    291
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,097
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,979
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,330

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 98022 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 98022 that commute to work in a particular way.

34.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 98022.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    451
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,487
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    850
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    660
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    322
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    197
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,298
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    326
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    429
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,933
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,641
  • 90 or more minutes
    396

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 98022 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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