98198 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 98198, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

98198 is a zip code in King County, Washington, which covers Federal Way-Auburn CCD and Seattle, with a total population of 38,919 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 98198 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 98198.

The estimated population of people living in 98198 is 38,919, with a median age of 37.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 98198 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
38,919
+0.57%
+4.45%
2020
38,699
+1.93%
-
2019
37,966
 -0.32% -
2018
38,089
+2.22%
-
2017
37,262
 - -

Population of 98198 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 98198 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
45.6%
47.6%
 -4.20%
Black/African American
11.8%
9.8%
 +20.41%
Native
0.5%
0.4%
 +25.00%
Hispanic
20.3%
19.1%
 +6.28%
Asian
11.4%
13.7%
 -16.79%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
3.6%
3.2%
 +12.50%
Two Or More Races
6.5%
6.1%
 +6.56%
Other
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 98198 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 98198 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 98198 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 98198 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37 -0.54% 36.9 -1.07% 37.1 0%
2020 37.2 -2.87% 37.3 +1.08% 37.1 -6.31%
2019 38.3 +0.26% 36.9 +2.22% 39.6 -0.75%
2018 38.2 0% 36.1 +1.12% 39.9 -0.5%
2017 38.2 - 35.7 - 40.1 -

The median age of the 98198 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 98198 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 2,248 +10.14% 2,296 +21.38% 2,482 2,820
10 to 19 2,189 -3.07% 1,701 +17.3% 2,098 2,004
20 to 29 3,301 -28.15% 2,359 +25.87% 2,456 2,998
30 to 39 2,765 +22.29% 2,811 +4.81% 3,415 2,941
40 to 49 2,687 +15.82% 2,496 -8.63% 3,117 2,285
50 to 59 2,504 -23.51% 2,334 -6.78% 1,946 2,132
60 to 69 1,770 +22.56% 1,995 -4.64% 2,193 1,891
70+ 1,440 +10.66% 2,366 +9.69% 1,568 2,573

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 98198 zip code is $69,833.00.

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 98198.

  • Under 25
    $47,531.00
  • 25 to 44
    $66,925.00
  • 45 to 64
    $86,176.00
  • 65 and over
    $67,559.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 98198 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 98198, 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 98198 is currently $94,390.00.

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.

5.91% of households in 98198 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 98198 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    8.42%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    23.75%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.35%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.91%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.82%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.86%
  • $200,000 or more
    5.91%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 98198 is $36,630.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 98198 by the total population of 98198.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 98198 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 98198 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
    11.97%
  • Bachelor's degree
    34.23%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.28%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    41.45%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.07%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 98198 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 98198 zip over the age of 16 is 31,084.

Of those people, a total of 63.70% 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 98198 is 58.60%.

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 98198 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,569 45.10% 26.10%
20 to 24 years 2,219 78.60% 15.90%
25 to 29 years 3,235 75.90% 7.40%
30 to 34 years 3,161 75.90% 12.90%
35 to 44 years 6,007 82.00% 6.30%
45 to 54 years 4,558 83.60% 2.70%
55 to 59 years 2,110 75.00% 5.20%
60 to 64 years 2,239 60.50% 9.70%
65 to 74 years 3,205 23.20% 1.10%
75 years and over 2,781 2.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 98198. 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 16,858 56.40% 7.50%
Black or African American 3,225 75.10% 5.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 264 59.50% 20.40%
Asian 3,754 66.50% 6.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,009 79.90% 18.10%
Other 3,426 79.70% 10.80%
Two or more races 2,548 66.10% 5.80%
Hispanic or Latino 5,259 75.10% 8.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,748 56.20% 8.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 98198 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 98198 is 18,216, with median earnings of $44,304.00.

Women in 98198 are earning approximately 88.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,216 $44,304.00
Male 9,777 $47,792.00
Female 8,439 $42,504.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 98198 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 1,651 $74,614.00
Business and Financial 893 $79,198.00
Computer and Mathematical 586 $87,417.00
Architecture and Engineering 405 $109,238.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 152 $100,154.00
Community and Social Service 243 $40,417.00
Legal 371 $64,770.00
Educational and Library 658 $40,539.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 321 $40,653.00
Healthcare Practitioners 617 $63,313.00
Healthcare Support 684 $33,333.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 359 $28,458.00
Law Enforcement 19 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 966 $19,646.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 837 $37,586.00
Personal Care and Service 914 $33,269.00
Sales 1,312 $55,000.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,154 $43,056.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 40 $12,083.00
Construction and Extraction 1,421 $41,577.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 503 $48,653.00
Production 700 $50,577.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,225 $46,012.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 98198 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 98198.

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 743 $92,250.00 908 $68,484.00
Business and Financial 210 $53,875.00 683 $82,877.00
Computer and Mathematical 318 $110,441.00 268 $67,353.00
Architecture and Engineering 344 $109,259.00 61 $109,196.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 105 $51,215.00 47 $0.00
Community and Social Service 128 $53,409.00 115 $16,875.00
Legal 272 $64,337.00 99 $68,484.00
Educational and Library 99 $63,750.00 559 $37,238.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 222 $30,750.00 99 $78,393.00
Healthcare Practitioners 193 $84,617.00 424 $47,955.00
Healthcare Support 164 $16,250.00 520 $36,400.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 324 $21,346.00 35 $31,458.00
Law Enforcement 2 $0.00 17 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 508 $19,783.00 458 $19,561.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 519 $39,598.00 318 $36,042.00
Personal Care and Service 232 $34,125.00 682 $24,000.00
Sales 644 $77,817.00 668 $39,900.00
Office and Administrative Support 696 $48,854.00 1,458 $40,565.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 24 $0.00 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,376 $41,506.00 45 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 429 $48,750.00 74 $38,750.00
Production 554 $54,412.00 146 $29,444.00
Transportation and Material Moving 988 $50,078.00 237 $25,945.00

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 14,376 households in 98198, with an average household size of 2.61 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 9,060 families living in the 98198 zip code with an average family size of 3.17 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 98198:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,917 1,248 1,895 5,316
Average Household Size 3.35 3.17 3.44 1.35
Total Families 5,917 1,248 1,895 0
Average Household Size 3.26 2.78 3.16 0

Poverty

Of the 9,060 families living in 98198, 7.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 98198:

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 15,198 housing units in 98198.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,376 94.59%
Vacant 822 5.41%

43.24% of the total 15,198 housing units in 98198 are rental units. This is approximately 6,571 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,698 are occupied by the owner - or 50.65% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 98198 is $1,617.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 98198 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
    107
  • Less than $500
    159
  • $500 to $999
    414
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,044
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2,849
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    538
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    243
  • $3,000 or more
    324

Property Value

The median value of a property in 98198 is $403,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 98198 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    115
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    36
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    80
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    239
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    861
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    4,519
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,651
  • $1,000,000 or more
    197

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 98198. The chart below shows the number of properties in 98198 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    415
  • 1940 to 1949
    391
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,888
  • 1960 to 1969
    3,505
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,758
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,985
  • 1990 to 1999
    870
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,567
  • 2010 to 2013
    711
  • 2014 or later
    108

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 98198 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,010
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,970
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,392
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,004

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 98198 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 98198 that commute to work in a particular way.

30.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 98198.

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
    208
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    600
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,230
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,236
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,801
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,235
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,847
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    417
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    865
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,047
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,233
  • 90 or more minutes
    245

Summary

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