98074 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 98074, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

98074 is a zip code in King County, Washington, which covers Issaquah Plateau CCD and Seattle East, with a total population of 30,370 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 98074 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 98074.

The estimated population of people living in 98074 is 30,370, with a median age of 38.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 98074 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
30,370
+3.48%
+11.76%
2020
29,349
+1.99%
-
2019
28,775
+1.34%
-
2018
28,395
+4.49%
-
2017
27,175
 - -

Population of 98074 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 98074 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
55.9%
65.9%
 -15.17%
Black/African American
0.5%
0.6%
 -16.67%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3.4%
3.9%
 -12.82%
Asian
34.6%
26.1%
 +32.57%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Two Or More Races
5.1%
3.2%
 +59.38%
Other
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 98074 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 98074 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 98074 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 98074 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.4 +0.79% 39.8 -0.5% 37.1 +2.77%
2020 38.1 -1.55% 40 +2.56% 36.1 -5%
2019 38.7 +0.78% 39 -1.52% 38 +1.06%
2018 38.4 -1.29% 39.6 -1% 37.6 -1.05%
2017 38.9 - 40 - 38 -

The median age of the 98074 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 98074 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 1,954 +3.27% 2,132 +19.98% 2,014 2,581
10 to 19 2,384 +6.92% 2,180 +33.95% 2,529 2,928
20 to 29 817 +34.31% 881 -10.23% 1,135 753
30 to 39 1,636 +15.45% 2,159 +12.46% 1,886 2,440
40 to 49 2,908 +13.26% 2,631 +14.77% 3,286 3,041
50 to 59 2,205 +7.02% 1,957 -4.65% 2,357 1,864
60 to 69 1,180 -1.71% 1,075 +1.91% 1,135 1,082
70+ 499 +29.84% 577 +20.43% 649 690

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 98074 zip code is $207,341.00.

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 98074.

  • Under 25
    $71,534.00
  • 25 to 44
    $236,344.00
  • 45 to 64
    $196,552.00
  • 65 and over
    $110,700.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 98074 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 98074, 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 98074 is currently $237,992.00.

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.

51.58% of households in 98074 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 98074 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    4.33%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    2.80%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    6.29%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    4.03%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11.98%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    18.99%
  • $200,000 or more
    51.58%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 98074 is $77,144.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 98074 by the total population of 98074.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 98074 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 98074 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
    36.50%
  • Bachelor's degree
    55.88%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    1.49%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    5.61%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.53%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 98074 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 98074 zip over the age of 16 is 21,950.

Of those people, a total of 69.30% 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 98074 is 67.00%.

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 98074 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,632 35.10% 10.30%
20 to 24 years 1,062 77.10% 8.90%
25 to 29 years 826 83.20% 1.70%
30 to 34 years 1,423 68.10% 4.60%
35 to 44 years 6,198 75.30% 1.80%
45 to 54 years 5,513 84.50% 3.20%
55 to 59 years 1,740 78.90% 3.30%
60 to 64 years 1,319 61.80% 3.70%
65 to 74 years 1,650 36.00% 1.50%
75 years and over 587 12.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 98074. 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 13,627 67.60% 2.50%
Black or African American 103 100.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 37 100.00% 100.00%
Asian 7,186 71.50% 3.60%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 34 100.00% 0.00%
Other 97 68.00% 27.30%
Two or more races 866 73.00% 5.70%
Hispanic or Latino 727 58.70% 1.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,089 68.00% 2.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 98074 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 98074 is 14,717, with median earnings of $117,700.00.

Women in 98074 are earning approximately 46.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 14,717 $117,700.00
Male 8,984 $154,194.00
Female 5,733 $72,000.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 98074 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 3,211 $167,799.00
Business and Financial 1,501 $119,875.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,980 $166,661.00
Architecture and Engineering 730 $128,051.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 98 $101,250.00
Community and Social Service 103 $70,089.00
Legal 177 $180,434.00
Educational and Library 821 $37,740.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 481 $34,583.00
Healthcare Practitioners 878 $83,194.00
Healthcare Support 120 $16,132.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 109 $20,951.00
Law Enforcement 8 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 401 $26,205.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 60 $3,333.00
Personal Care and Service 119 $3,125.00
Sales 1,263 $71,094.00
Office and Administrative Support 914 $42,835.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 256 $38,947.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 168 $89,211.00
Production 104 $16,875.00
Transportation and Material Moving 96 $54,167.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 98074 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 98074.

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 2,337 $202,718.00 874 $120,500.00
Business and Financial 921 $157,148.00 580 $84,762.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,417 $173,813.00 563 $155,893.00
Architecture and Engineering 564 $130,833.00 166 $123,103.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 34 $122,045.00 64 $69,000.00
Community and Social Service 10 $0.00 93 $49,408.00
Legal 126 $181,224.00 51 $100,703.00
Educational and Library 95 $16,339.00 726 $42,806.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 195 $113,125.00 286 $17,143.00
Healthcare Practitioners 306 $175,250.00 572 $74,500.00
Healthcare Support 7 $0.00 113 $16,297.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 96 $21,304.00 13 $0.00
Law Enforcement 8 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 181 $29,926.00 220 $13,654.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 48 $2,499.00 12 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 13 $0.00 106 $4,286.00
Sales 708 $111,250.00 555 $42,841.00
Office and Administrative Support 318 $56,163.00 596 $37,875.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 256 $38,947.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 168 $89,211.00 0 $0.00
Production 13 $0.00 91 $16,063.00
Transportation and Material Moving 80 $36,875.00 16 $0.00

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 9,811 households in 98074, with an average household size of 3.09 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 8,626 families living in the 98074 zip code with an average family size of 3.34 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 98074:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,960 340 326 1,185
Average Household Size 3.41 2.85 2.7 1.15
Total Families 7,960 340 326 0
Average Household Size 3.39 2.74 2.58 0

Poverty

Of the 8,626 families living in 98074, 3.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 98074:

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 9,964 housing units in 98074.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,811 98.46%
Vacant 153 1.54%

12.87% of the total 9,964 housing units in 98074 are rental units. This is approximately 1,282 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,526 are occupied by the owner - or 85.57% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 98074 is $2,601.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 98074 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
    3
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    0
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    153
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    236
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    188
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    318
  • $3,000 or more
    387

Property Value

The median value of a property in 98074 is $915,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 98074 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    11
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    44
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    24
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    450
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    4,847
  • $1,000,000 or more
    3,143

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 98074. The chart below shows the number of properties in 98074 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    52
  • 1940 to 1949
    22
  • 1950 to 1959
    79
  • 1960 to 1969
    177
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,205
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,333
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,364
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,753
  • 2010 to 2013
    959
  • 2014 or later
    20

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 98074 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    81
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,832
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,134
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,764

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 98074 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 98074 that commute to work in a particular way.

32.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 98074.

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
    138
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    528
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    697
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,022
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,400
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    844
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,215
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    437
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    734
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,187
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,117
  • 90 or more minutes
    303

Summary

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