98256 Zip Code (Index, WA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 322
Zip code population in 2010: 420
Zip code population in 2000: 523

Houses and condos: 398
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 98256: 94.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 84.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,750 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,608 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 98256:

• High school or higher: 70.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
• Unemployed: 6.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 58.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 98256:

• Never married: 30.0%
• Now married: 33.5%
• Separated: 3.5%
• Widowed: 11.9%
• Divorced: 21.1%

• 
• • 30795.6%White
  • 82.5%Two or more races
  • 61.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98256, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,118 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,118
State:	$54,331

Salary/wage: $31,480 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,480
State:	$45,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $10k, 68.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $316 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$316
Washington:	$2,110

Taxable dividends: $632 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$632
State:	$5,879

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,429 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,429
State:	+$15,835

Profit/loss from business: +$500 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$500
State:	+$13,994

Total itemized deductions: $15,568 (24% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,568
State:	$19,669

Here:	24.0% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,276 (2% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,276
State:	$3,569

Here:	2.1% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $4,521 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

98256:	$4,521
State:	$9,065

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,200 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$1,607

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.3%

Here:	49%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $10k, 53.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 42.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 98288, 98251, 98224, 98294, 98252, 98068.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 119

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 80 (33 now married, 47 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 98256 with a mortgage: 51
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,377
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $448

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

• Zip code 98256 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$75,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 98256

• 11Less than $10,000
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 29$300,000 to $399,999
• 18$400,000 to $499,999
• 22$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 98256

• 6$400 to $449
• 2$800 to $899
• 1$900 to $999
• 6$1,000 to $1,249

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,088.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $405,455

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $390,975 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $212,662 - $487,861

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $418,557

Here:	$418,557
State:	$734,307

Mobile homes: $108,707

Here:	$108,707
State:	$218,362

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 334
• Mobile homes: 57

Unemployment: 6.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 98256

• 53.5%79Drove a car alone
• 15.6%23Carpooled
• 3.4%5Walked
• 30.5%45Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 98256

• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 920 to 24 minutes
• 1130 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes
• 3860 to 89 minutes
• 2790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 322

• Male householders: 90 (44 living alone), Female householders: 62 (26 living alone)

• 39 spouses (39 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 85 children (85 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 24 non-relatives

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 13 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 3-persons

25 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (29 women).

96.0% of residents of 98256 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 15.1%

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

• This state: 196
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 18
• South: 28
• West: 37

44% of the 98256 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.

90% of the 98256 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% 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: 6

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CHINOOK EXPEDITIONS (106 AVE A in INDEX, WA; small business)

  $9,900 with Army for Training Aids. Signed on 2004-05-21. Completion date: 2004-06-02.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Environmental Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0538.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0538.01

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 20 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2012. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.3%), and Outside Fires (24.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 98256
• 5646.3%Structure Fires
• 2924.0%Outside Fires
• 2520.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 119.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 98256, Washington

Most common first names in zip code 98256 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	5	73.4 years
George	3	70.1 years
Earl	2	76.9 years
Carl	2	70.5 years
Bertha	2	92.5 years
Claude	2	73.0 years
Dorothy	2	85.5 years
Jack	2	69.4 years
James	2	60.5 years
Robert	2	78.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 98256 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Burgstahler	3	76.7 years
Smith	3	80.0 years
Daugherty	2	84.0 years
Anderson	2	83.6 years
Felker	2	68.0 years
Johnson	2	74.0 years
Denny	2	74.5 years
Christianson	2	72.5 years
Huff	2	84.0 years
Burgess	2	73.0 years