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Malaga, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Malaga, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,146. 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 MALAGA-WA · Malaga, WA 1 ZIPs · 2,146 pop · #13179/25278 · Chelan County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $70,197
  • RANK-MID #13179/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Peshastin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,146
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $437,600

Nearest income peer: Peshastin, WA ( $1,383 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 Malaga

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Malaga 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, Malaga, WA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,146
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,197
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,197 and poverty 3.1% concentrate in 98828.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Malaga reads through its lone ZIP, 98828

2,146 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98828 is not the leading code inside Malaga, 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 Malaga's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 170 employees , annual payroll $8,712k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98828 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (17) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Malaga, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Chelan County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Malaga. See the Chelan County roll-up →

Malaga sits in the lower half of Chelan County on income: Wenatchee, Cashmere and Leavenworth report more, and only Stehekin reports less. Dryden marks the far end of that range at $134,233, 91% above Malaga.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98828 2,146 $70,197 39 15
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Malaga 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 Malaga, .