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Palouse, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palouse, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,400. 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 PALOUSE-WA · Palouse, WA 1 ZIPs · 1,400 pop · #7032/25278 · Whitman County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $87,464
  • RANK-UPPER #7032/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Garfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,400
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $302,600

Nearest income peer: Garfield, WA ( $5,464 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 Palouse

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,400
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,464
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 99161 (1,400 residents). Household income $87,464 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palouse as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 99161, is all of Palouse

There is no split to weigh here: 99161 holds every one of Palouse's 1,400 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 Palouse's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 84 employees , annual payroll $3,451k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99161 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Manufacturing · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Palouse, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Whitman County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palouse. See the Whitman County roll-up →

Palouse sits in the upper half of Whitman County on income: Pullman, Colfax and Rosalia report less, while Colton reports more. Lacrosse marks the far end of that range at $38,214, 56% below Palouse.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99161 1,400 $87,464 25 7
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Palouse 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 Palouse, .