Selah, WA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Selah, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,973. 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 SELAH-WA · Selah, WA 1 ZIPs · 16,973 pop · #7811/25278 · Yakima County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $84,646
- RANK-UPPER #7811/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Zillah
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 74% owners
- POP-TOWN 16,973
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $382,300
Nearest income peer: Zillah, WA (+ $120 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 Selah
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Selah on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- White Swan · lowest
White Swan · lowest
$50,417 median HH income
- Granger · near
Granger · near
$71,806 median HH income
- Tieton · near
Tieton · near
$75,057 median HH income
- Naches · near
Naches · near
$77,143 median HH income
- Selah · this city
Selah · this city
$84,646 median HH income
- Zillah · near
Zillah · near
$84,766 median HH income
- Moxee · highest
Moxee · highest
$99,280 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, Selah, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 31%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 16,973
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $84,646
- 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 98942 (16,973 residents). Household income $84,646 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Selah as a pure owner town.
Within Washington, Montesano is the closest lower-income city and Zillah the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Selah.
Population concentration
Selah's single ZIP 98942 carries the town
Selah is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98942 is the entire residential footprint (16,973 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Selah's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 290 establishments, 3,155 employees , annual payroll $159,251k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98942 (290 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (81) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Selah, WA
These ZIP codes sit in Yakima County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Selah. See the Yakima County roll-up →
Selah sits in the upper half of Yakima County on income: Yakima, Sunnyside and Grandview report less, while Moxee reports more. White Swan marks the far end of that range at $50,417, 40% below Selah.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98942 | 16,973 | $84,646 | 290 | 35 |
Selah 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 Selah, .