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Ethel, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ethel, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 656. 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 ETHEL-WA · Ethel, WA 1 ZIPs · 656 pop · #20749/25278 · Lewis County

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

  • INC-MID $52,963
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20749/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Randle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 656
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $372,300

Nearest income peer: Randle, WA (+ $3,204 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 Ethel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ethel 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, Ethel, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
656
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,963
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 ($52,963 average) · poverty 19.2%. The primary code (98542) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ethel as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Ethel's single ZIP 98542 carries the town

Ethel is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98542 is the entire residential footprint (656 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ethel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $1,488k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98542 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Ethel, WA

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

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Lewis County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ethel, Centralia, Chehalis and Winlock among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Onalaska marks the far end of that range at $95,795, 81% above Ethel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98542 656 $52,963 12 19
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Ethel 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 Ethel, .