Othello, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Othello, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,817. 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 OTHELLO-WA · Othello, WA 1 ZIPs · 16,817 pop · #15451/25278 · Adams County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,888
  • RANK-LOWER #15451/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ritzville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,817
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $281,900

Nearest income peer: Ritzville, WA (+ $1,173 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 Othello

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Othello 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 2026-08-06

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Othello, WA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,817
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,888
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 $64,888 and poverty 20.0% concentrate in 99344.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Othello as a pure owner town.

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

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ZIP Codes in Othello, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Adams County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Othello. See the Adams County roll-up →

Othello sits in the lower half of Adams County on income: Lind and Washtucna report more, and only Benge reports less. Benge marks the far end of that range at $51,250, 21% below Othello.

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
99344 16,817 14 America/Los_Angeles

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Othello, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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