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99021 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99021 covers Mead, Washington, with a population of about 9,226 and a median household income of $82,895.

Population
9,226115 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,89513% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$522,276up 13.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,20928% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
28.5%6.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.7%25.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
174

Where 99021 is

Mead, 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

Population9,226
Median age42.3
Family households76.2%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)85.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Veterans10.1%
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$82,895
Income per person$37,981
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k14.3%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more9.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,800
Mean adjusted gross income$88,874
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.1%
Returns, under $25k24.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.1%
Returns, $200k or more8.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$418,200
Median gross rent$1,209
Rent as a share of household income28.7%
Owner-occupied90.7%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house68.7%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units2%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home23.9%
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$522,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$532,718$147,246

$147,246 in 2000 to $522,276 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home12.3%
Drives to work alone79.6%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

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

Obesity33.7% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments174
People employed1,361
Annual payroll$46,774,000
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 33.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.3 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.

Wildfire87.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.3Very 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$82,895$94,952$78,538
Income per person$37,981$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$418,200$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,209$1,682$1,348
Homeownership90.7%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.9%5%5.2%
Works from home12.3%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%15.1%13.9%
Median age42.338.238.7
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 FELTS FLD, WA US12.3 km away
Rain in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January37.8°F / 25.8°F2 in rain
February42.5°F / 26.7°F1.32 in rain
March51.3°F / 31.7°F1.82 in rain
April59.6°F / 36.6°F1.5 in rain
May69.7°F / 44.1°F1.7 in rain
June75.8°F / 50.4°F1.48 in rain
July87.1°F / 56°F0.67 in rain
August86.2°F / 54.5°F0.54 in rain
September76°F / 46.8°F0.68 in rain
October60.3°F / 38°F1.46 in rain
November45.1°F / 30.7°F2.01 in rain
December36.9°F / 25.7°F2.18 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket6% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mead School District76.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Riverside School District23.9% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99005 Colbert, WA7.2 km away
99217 Spokane, WA7.4 km away
99218 Spokane, WA8.8 km away
99208 Spokane, WA11.1 km away
99207 Spokane, WA11.6 km away
99212 Spokane, WA13.9 km away
99003 Chattaroy, WA14.1 km away
99205 Spokane, WA14.4 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 area80.36 sq mi
Population density115 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.7933, -117.3117

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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