Bay Center, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bay Center, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 324. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BAY-CENTER-WA · Bay Center, WA 1 ZIPs · 324 pop · #18012/25278 · Pacific County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $59,659
  • RANK-LOWER #18012/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Naselle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 324
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $490,000

Nearest income peer: Naselle, WA (+ $4,005 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bay Center

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bay Center on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bay Center, WA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
324
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,659
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,659 and poverty 4.0% concentrate in 98527.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Cathlamet is the closest lower-income city and Springdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bay Center.

Population concentration

Bay Center reads through its lone ZIP, 98527

324 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98527 is not the leading code inside Bay Center, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Bay Center

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 85 employees , annual payroll $3,985k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98527 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Bay Center, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Pacific County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bay Center. See the Pacific County roll-up →

Bay Center sits in the lower half of Pacific County on income: Raymond, Ocean Park and Long Beach report more, South Bend and Seaview report less. Tokeland marks the far end of that range at $110,706, 86% above Bay Center.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98527 324 $59,659 4 13

Bay Center roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bay Center, .