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Kalama, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kalama, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,133. 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 KALAMA-WA · Kalama, WA 1 ZIPs · 6,133 pop · #2479/25278 · Cowlitz County

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

  • INC-TOP $116,435
  • RANK-TOP #2479/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Silverlake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,133
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $513,200

Nearest income peer: Silverlake, WA ( $15,006 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 Kalama

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,133
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$116,435
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 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $116,435 and home value $513,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 30.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kalama as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98625, is all of Kalama

There is no split to weigh here: 98625 holds every one of Kalama's 6,133 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Kalama's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 135 establishments, 1,329 employees , annual payroll $103,681k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98625 (135 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (17) · also Accommodation and food services · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Kalama, WA

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

No other city sharing Cowlitz County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kalama. Longview, Kelso and Woodland sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Ryderwood marks the far end of that range at $43,009, 63% below Kalama.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98625 6,133 $116,435 135 29
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Kalama 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 Kalama, .