98255 Zip Code (Hamilton, WA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 315

Houses and condos: 149
Renter-occupied apartments: 23
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 98255: 90.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 605 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,219 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,751 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 98255:

• High school or higher: 80.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 98255:

• Never married: 22.3%
• Now married: 50.9%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 12.6%
• Divorced: 13.2%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98255, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,655 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,655
State:	$54,331

Salary/wage: $22,757 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$22,757
State:	$45,761

Taxable interest for individuals: $389 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$389
Washington:	$2,110

Total tax: $2,500 (reported on 57.5% of returns)

98255:	$2,500
State:	$9,065

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.0%

Here:	54%
State:	49%

Nearest zip codes: 98263, 98284, 98274, 98235, 98220, 98237.
Hamilton Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 2.9% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 121

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (9 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (11 now married, 60 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 98255 with a mortgage: 81
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,586
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $477

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 98255 household income distribution in 2022

• 15Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 6$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 44$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 98255

• 1Less than $10,000
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 46$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 98255

• 4$200 to $249
• 5$750 to $799
• 11$2,000 to $2,499

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,069.

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $360,900 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,787 - $505,648

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $181,171

Here:	$181,171
State:	$734,307

Mobile homes: $81,758

Here:	$81,758
State:	$218,362

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 117
• One, attached: 13
• Mobile homes: 13
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Unemployment: 7.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 98255

• 91.9%93Drove a car alone
• 2.0%2Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 98255

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 110 to 14 minutes
• 4420 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 1035 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 315

• Male householders: 82 (17 living alone), Female householders: 68 (13 living alone)

• 69 spouses (69 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 64 children (64 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 6 2-persons

8 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (3 men, 41 women).

84.5% of residents of 98255 zip code speak English at home.
7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
4.9% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 20% not well, 13% not at all).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 106
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 54
• South: 56
• West: 48

90% of the 98255 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 98255 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	4	73.4 years
Irene	3	79.0 years
Charles	3	75.7 years
John	3	74.7 years
Mary	3	67.9 years
Robert	3	68.7 years
Ernest	2	80.0 years
Bessie	2	87.5 years
Fay	2	69.5 years
Raymond	2	82.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 98255 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Carpenter	3	70.9 years
Lee	3	74.6 years
Anderson	2	58.0 years
Drake	2	71.6 years
Augir	2	78.5 years
Johnson	2	86.9 years
Beam	2	71.5 years
Hinds	2	67.5 years
Ensley	2	59.5 years
Greene	2	86.5 years