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Centralia, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Centralia, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,121. 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 CENTRALIA-WA · Centralia, WA 1 ZIPs · 24,121 pop · #16166/25278 · Lewis County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,406
  • RANK-LOWER #16166/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pe Ell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,121
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $343,000

Nearest income peer: Pe Ell, WA (+ $607 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 Centralia

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Centralia 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, Centralia, WA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,121
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,406
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 $63,406 and poverty 16.6% concentrate in 98531.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Centralia as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Wapato is the closest lower-income city and Klickitat the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Centralia.

Population concentration

Centralia reads through its lone ZIP, 98531

24,121 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98531 is not the leading code inside Centralia, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Centralia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 694 establishments, 10,062 employees , annual payroll $499,308k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98531 (694 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (116) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Centralia, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Lewis County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Centralia. See the Lewis County roll-up →

Centralia lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Lewis County: Chehalis, Winlock and Toledo earn more and Mossyrock, Morton and Randle earn less. Onalaska marks the far end of that range at $95,795, 51% above Centralia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98531 24,121 $63,406 694 68
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Centralia 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 Centralia, .