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Cle Elum, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cle Elum, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,468. 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 CLE-ELUM-WA · Cle Elum, WA 1 ZIPs · 5,468 pop · #11706/25278 · Kittitas County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $73,603
  • RANK-MID #11706/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ellensburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,468
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $647,600

Nearest income peer: Ellensburg, WA ( $2,466 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 Cle Elum

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

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,468
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,603
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 98922 (5,468 residents). Household income $73,603 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Colfax is the closest lower-income city and Napavine the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cle Elum.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98922, is all of Cle Elum

There is no split to weigh here: 98922 holds every one of Cle Elum's 5,468 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 Cle Elum's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 369 establishments, 2,378 employees , annual payroll $134,560k (~67 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98922 (369 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (114) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Cle Elum, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Kittitas County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cle Elum. See the Kittitas County roll-up →

Cle Elum sits in the lower half of Kittitas County on income: Kittitas, Roslyn and Ronald report more, Ellensburg and South Cle Elum report less. Ronald marks the far end of that range at $246,441, 235% above Cle Elum.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98922 5,468 $73,603 369 5
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Cle Elum 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 Cle Elum, .