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99001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99001 covers Airway Heights, Washington, with a population of about 8,931 and a median household income of $60,182.

Population
8,9311,123 per square mile
Median age
32.36.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$60,18237% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
26.5%14.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$375,936up 14.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,27124% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
17.7%17.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
38.4%26.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
164

Where 99001 is

Airway Heights, 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

Population8,931
Median age32.3
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US8.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.7%
White (non-Hispanic)57.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Veterans11.8%
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$60,182
Income per person$25,875
Poverty rate26.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.8%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k13.5%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,410
Mean adjusted gross income$51,470
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k34.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$281,100
Median gross rent$1,271
Rent as a share of household income34.7%
Owner-occupied38.4%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built2011

What the homes are

Detached house40.1%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units12.7%
5 to 19 units18.7%
20 or more units17.7%
Mobile home7.9%
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$375,936as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 123.6%
Typical asking rent$1,740as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$389,313$113,693

$113,693 in 2000 to $375,936 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone84.5%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.7%
Health

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

Obesity41% 7.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication61.2% 13.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.1% 9.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening73.8% 12.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.4% 9.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.1% 5.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21% 8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments164
People employed2,452
Annual payroll$119,322,000
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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 59% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss49.6 out of 100
Community resilience66.6 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.

Wildfire97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide20.6Very 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$60,182$94,952$78,538
Income per person$25,875$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate26.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$281,100$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,271$1,682$1,348
Homeownership38.4%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate11.3%5%5.2%
Works from home5.7%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US8.6%15.1%13.9%
Median age32.338.238.7
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 stationSPOKANE WFO, WA US4.9 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 22.6°F2.01 in rain, 13 in snow
February38.5°F / 24°F1.42 in rain, 6.8 in snow
March48.2°F / 29.1°F1.84 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April56.8°F / 34°F1.46 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May66°F / 41.3°F1.57 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June72.3°F / 46.5°F1.42 in rain
July83.4°F / 51.8°F0.5 in rain
August83.3°F / 51°F0.42 in rain
September73.4°F / 42.9°F0.61 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October56.9°F / 33.6°F1.51 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November41.4°F / 27.4°F2.2 in rain, 6.1 in snow
December32.4°F / 22°F2.44 in rain, 15.5 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 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.

Cheney School District89.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Great Northern School District10.4% 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 vulnerability97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport100more vulnerable than 100% of US census tracts
Walkability11 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99224 Spokane, WA3.5 km away
99011 Fairchild Air Force Base, WA4.8 km away
99022 Medical Lake, WA9 km away
99014 Four Lakes, WA9.3 km away
99020 Marshall, WA11.2 km away
99201 Spokane, WA11.9 km away
99210 Spokane, WA12.1 km away
99211 Spokane, 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.

Spokane County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.95 sq mi
Population density1,123 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.6438, -117.5921

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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