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98271 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98271 covers Marysville, Washington, with a population of about 30,561 and a median household income of $97,547.

Population
30,561675 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$97,547about the Washington median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$589,684up 16.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,8511.1× the Washington median
Degree or higher
22%13 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.2%9.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
749

Where 98271 is

Marysville, Washington — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population30,561
Median age39.3
Family households73.2%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.9%
White (non-Hispanic)65.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Veterans9.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$97,547
Income per person$44,295
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k13.6%
$200k or more13.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,930
Mean adjusted gross income$80,429
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$483,100
Median gross rent$1,851
Rent as a share of household income30.7%
Owner-occupied74.2%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house71.9%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units5%
20 or more units5.9%
Mobile home9.9%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$589,684as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.9%
Typical asking rent$2,351as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$589,684$183,260

$193,828 in 2000 to $589,684 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,351$1,902

$1,902 in 2021 to $2,351 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone74.3%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.4% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72% 2.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments749
People employed12,613
Annual payroll$792,056,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 88% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.7 out of 100
Community resilience69.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity85.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami29.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave0.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Washington and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWashingtonUnited States
Median household income$97,547$94,952$78,538
Income per person$44,295$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$483,100$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,851$1,682$1,348
Homeownership74.2%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5%5.2%
Works from home10.4%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%15.1%13.9%
Median age39.338.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationARLINGTON, WA US12.7 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.4°F / 28.6°F5.92 in rain, 0.8 in snow
February50.5°F / 28°F4.42 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March54.2°F / 31.5°F5 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April59.8°F / 35.3°F4.34 in rain
May66.7°F / 40.9°F3.43 in rain
June71°F / 45.4°F2.66 in rain
July77.3°F / 47.9°F1.15 in rain
August77.7°F / 47.1°F1.34 in rain
September72°F / 42.2°F2.49 in rain
October60.8°F / 36.9°F4.94 in rain
November52.2°F / 31.2°F7.15 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46.1°F / 27.9°F6.15 in rain, 2.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Marysville School District87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lakewood School District10.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington School District2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

98270 Marysville, WA4.6 km away
98259 North Lakewood, WA6.2 km away
98223 Arlington, WA11.5 km away
98201 Everett, WA12 km away
98287 Silvana, WA12.5 km away
98207 Everett, WA13.1 km away
98258 Lake Stevens, WA13.1 km away
98213 Everett, WA17 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Snohomish County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.31 sq mi
Water area4.99 sq mi
Population density675 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.0966, -122.1980

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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