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98327 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98327 covers Dupont, Washington, with a population of about 9,952 and a median household income of $114,423.

Population
9,9521,456 per square mile
Median age
353.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$114,4231.2× the Washington median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$560,965up 10.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,2301.3× the Washington median
Degree or higher
54.7%19.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.7%4.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
140

Where 98327 is

Dupont, 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

Population9,952
Median age35
Family households71.4%
Born outside the US12.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.5%
White (non-Hispanic)56.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.4%
Hispanic or Latino14.1%
Veterans25.1%
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$114,423
Income per person$52,151
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k0.3%
$20–25k0.2%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k17.5%
$125–150k11.8%
$150–200k16.6%
$200k or more16.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,540
Mean adjusted gross income$88,326
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7%
Returns, under $25k15.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.7%
Returns, $200k or more7.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$550,200
Median gross rent$2,230
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied60.7%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house67.1%
Attached house8%
2 to 4 units7.7%
5 to 19 units10.8%
20 or more units6.4%
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$560,965as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.6%
Typical asking rent$2,757as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$576,955$198,519

$198,519 in 2000 to $560,965 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,757$2,177

$2,177 in 2021 to $2,757 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone84.6%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.9%
Health

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

Obesity32.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.1% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.6% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments140
People employed4,217
Annual payroll$240,307,000
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 70.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.1 out of 100
Community resilience48.1 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.

Earthquake93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity87.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought50.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.4Very 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$114,423$94,952$78,538
Income per person$52,151$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$550,200$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$2,230$1,682$1,348
Homeownership60.7%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5%5.2%
Works from home7.4%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US12.9%15.1%13.9%
Median age3538.238.7
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 stationTACOMA NARROWS AP, WA US19.4 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January46.3°F / 36.4°F6.06 in rain
February48.4°F / 36.5°F4.11 in rain
March53.1°F / 38.5°F4.63 in rain
April57.5°F / 41.4°F3.39 in rain
May64.5°F / 46.5°F2.08 in rain
June69.7°F / 50.7°F1.36 in rain
July75.5°F / 54°F0.68 in rain
August75.6°F / 54.3°F0.86 in rain
September69.6°F / 51.4°F1.54 in rain
October58.6°F / 45.7°F4.32 in rain
November50.5°F / 39.8°F7.18 in rain
December45.5°F / 36.2°F5.81 in rain
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 supermarket93% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket93% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Steilacoom Historical School District99.1% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98433 Tacoma, WA3.6 km away
98303 Anderson Island, WA8.7 km away
98388 Steilacoom, WA8.8 km away
98498 Lakewood, WA9.3 km away
98439 Lakewood, WA9.8 km away
98516 Olympia, WA11.4 km away
98497 Lakewood, WA11.9 km away
98496 Lakewood, WA12.1 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.

Pierce County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.84 sq mi
Water area2.21 sq mi
Population density1,456 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.0968, -122.6312

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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