Gig Harbor, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gig Harbor, WA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 51,325. 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 GIG-HARBOR-WA · Gig Harbor, WA 3 ZIPs · 51,325 pop · #1848/25278 · Pierce County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $124,746
  • RANK-TOP #1848/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Orting
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-SMALL 51,325
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 98329→98332
  • HOME-HIGH $686,000

Nearest income peer: Orting, WA (+ $1,096 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 Gig Harbor

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gig Harbor 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, Gig Harbor, WA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
51,325
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$124,746
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $124,746 and home value $686,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 45.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gig Harbor as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Lake Stevens is the closest lower-income city and Seabeck the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gig Harbor.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Gig Harbor differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 98329 has a median home value of $518,700, compared with $791,100 in 98335. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

98329 to 98332

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

98329 to 98335

Poverty-rate spread
1.4 points

98335 to 98329

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 98335 skews compact Gig Harbor

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 98335 covers about 49% of Gig Harbor's 51,325 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Gig Harbor

Citywide ZBP: 1,840 establishments, 14,979 employees , annual payroll $813,650k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98335 (1,159 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (254) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Gig Harbor, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Pierce County, which covers 57 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Gig Harbor. See the Pierce County roll-up →

Gig Harbor sits in the upper half of Pierce County on income: Tacoma, Puyallup and Lakewood report less, while Bonney Lake reports more. Lakewood marks the far end of that range at $69,822, 44% below Gig Harbor.

Side-by-side: Compare 98335 vs 98332 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98335 24,925 $128,592 1,159 436
98332 15,855 $135,330 527 294
98329 10,545 $110,316 154 158

Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor, .