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Cowiche, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cowiche, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,434. 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 COWICHE-WA · Cowiche, WA 1 ZIPs · 1,434 pop · #22418/25278 · Yakima County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $47,776
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22418/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mabton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,434
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $243,600

Nearest income peer: Mabton, WA (+ $13,540 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 Cowiche

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cowiche 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, Cowiche, WA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,434
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,776
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,776 average) · poverty 12.9%. The primary code (98923) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.4%) for this income tier, rent $924 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98923, is all of Cowiche

There is no split to weigh here: 98923 holds every one of Cowiche's 1,434 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Cowiche

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 294 employees , annual payroll $12,656k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98923 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Cowiche, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Yakima County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cowiche. See the Yakima County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Yakima County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cowiche, Yakima, Sunnyside and Selah among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Moxee marks the far end of that range at $99,280, 108% above Cowiche.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98923 1,434 $47,776 21 92
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Cowiche 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 Cowiche, .