Lacey, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lacey, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 36,611. 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 LACEY-WA · Lacey, WA 1 ZIPs · 36,611 pop · #6612/25278 · Thurston County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $89,002
  • RANK-UPPER #6612/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Yelm
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,611
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $438,100

Nearest income peer: Yelm, WA (+ $3,217 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 Lacey

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

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,611
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,002
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 98503 (36,611 residents). Household income $89,002 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,746 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Lacey reads through its lone ZIP, 98503

36,611 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98503 is not the leading code inside Lacey, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lacey's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 841 establishments, 17,356 employees , annual payroll $816,124k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98503 (841 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (146) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lacey, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Thurston County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lacey. See the Thurston County roll-up →

Lacey sits in the lower half of Thurston County on income: Olympia, Yelm and Rochester report more, Tenino and Bucoda report less. Rainier marks the far end of that range at $104,896, 18% above Lacey.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98503 36,611 $89,002 841 1,252

Lacey 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 Lacey, .