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98952 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98952 covers White Swan, Washington, with a population of about 1,735 and a median household income of $56,957.

Population
1,7354 per square mile
Median age
33.75 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,95740% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
33.5%21.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$314,448up 13.4% in five years
Median rent
$58565% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
14.9%20.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
64.8%about the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 98952 is

White Swan, 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

Population1,735
Median age33.7
Family households73.8%
Born outside the US13.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.9%
White (non-Hispanic)12.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino27.1%
Veterans2.2%
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$56,957
Income per person$18,832
Poverty rate33.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance51.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.8%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k12.2%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k6.5%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k10.3%
$60–75k17.5%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k3.2%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed660
Mean adjusted gross income$54,121
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$585
Rent as a share of household income14.6%
Owner-occupied64.8%
Vacant homes13.3%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house70.2%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units1.6%
Mobile home25.2%
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$314,448as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 134.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$314,448$76,393

$94,629 in 2000 to $314,448 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%
High school diploma or higher73%
Works from home2.7%
Drives to work alone68.8%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.1%
Health

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

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year66.4% 10.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.5% 10.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use65.5% 10.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed254
Annual payroll$14,274,000
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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 98.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.2 out of 100
Community resilience9.7 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.

Cold wave99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity95.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.7Very 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$56,957$94,952$78,538
Income per person$18,832$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate33.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$585$1,682$1,348
Homeownership64.8%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate12%5%5.2%
Works from home2.7%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US13.3%15.1%13.9%
Median age33.738.238.7
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 stationWAPATO, WA US25.9 km away
Rain in a year8 in
Snow in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 24.4°F1.1 in rain, 5.2 in snow
February47.5°F / 26.3°F0.61 in rain, 1.1 in snow
March56.9°F / 32.6°F0.56 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April65.2°F / 38.7°F0.56 in rain
May74.5°F / 46.6°F0.83 in rain
June81.2°F / 53.3°F0.54 in rain
July90.2°F / 59.2°F0.24 in rain
August88.8°F / 57.7°F0.23 in rain
September80.3°F / 48.8°F0.23 in rain
October65.9°F / 37.3°F0.64 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November49.5°F / 28.7°F0.92 in rain, 1.6 in snow
December38.5°F / 23.3°F1.36 in rain, 12 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mount Adams School District95.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Wapato School District4.4% 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 vulnerability90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98920 Brownstown, WA11.2 km away
98933 Harrah, WA13.9 km away
98903 Yakima, WA19.2 km away
98904 Yakima, WA21.8 km away
98939 Parker, WA25.8 km away
98951 Wapato, WA26 km away
98908 Yakima, WA27.4 km away
98902 Yakima, WA29.6 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.

Yakima County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area388.79 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.3716, -120.7453

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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