PlainZIP

Bow, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bow, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,920. 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 BOW-WA · Bow, WA 1 ZIPs · 3,920 pop · #3749/25278 · Skagit County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $104,559
  • RANK-TOP #3749/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Anacortes
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,920
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $782,200

Nearest income peer: Anacortes, WA ( $8,031 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 Bow

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bow 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, Bow, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,920
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$104,559
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $104,559 and home value $782,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 35.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Port Orchard is the closest lower-income city and Colton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bow.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98232, is all of Bow

There is no split to weigh here: 98232 holds every one of Bow's 3,920 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bow's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 117 establishments, 863 employees , annual payroll $42,327k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98232 (117 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (31) · also Accommodation and food services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Bow, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Skagit County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bow. See the Skagit County roll-up →

Bow sits in the upper half of Skagit County on income: Mount Vernon, Sedro Woolley and Anacortes report less, while Lyman reports more. Concrete marks the far end of that range at $61,711, 41% below Bow.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98232 3,920 $104,559 117 28
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Bow 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 Bow, .