Rochester, WA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rochester, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,870. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ROCHESTER-WA · Rochester, WA 1 ZIPs · 12,870 pop · #4549/25278 · Thurston County
INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $99,411
- RANK-TOP #4549/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Olympia
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-TOWN 12,870
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $463,400
Nearest income peer: Olympia, WA ( $332 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 Rochester
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rochester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Bucoda · lowest
Bucoda · lowest
$80,682 median HH income
- Lacey · near
Lacey · near
$89,002 median HH income
- Yelm · near
Yelm · near
$92,219 median HH income
- Olympia · near
Olympia · near
$99,079 median HH income
- Rochester · this city
Rochester · this city
$99,411 median HH income
- Rainier · highest
Rainier · highest
$104,896 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rochester, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 18%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 12,870
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $99,411
- 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 $99,411 and home value $463,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 20.6%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rochester as a pure owner town.
Within Washington, Moxee is the closest lower-income city and Allyn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rochester.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 98579, is all of Rochester
There is no split to weigh here: 98579 holds every one of Rochester's 12,870 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 Rochester's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 235 establishments, 1,956 employees , annual payroll $84,522k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98579 (235 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (62) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Rochester, WA
These ZIP codes sit in Thurston County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rochester. See the Thurston County roll-up →
Rochester sits in the upper half of Thurston County on income: Lacey, Yelm and Tenino report less, while Rainier reports more. Bucoda marks the far end of that range at $80,682, 19% below Rochester.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98579 | 12,870 | $99,411 | 235 | 55 |
Rochester 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 Rochester, .