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Soap Lake, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Soap Lake, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,014. 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 SOAP-LAKE-WA · Soap Lake, WA 1 ZIPs · 4,014 pop · #16214/25278 · Grant County

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

  • INC-MID $63,333
  • RANK-LOWER #16214/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coulee City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,014
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $242,800

Nearest income peer: Coulee City, WA ( $625 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 Soap Lake

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,014
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,333
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 $63,333 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 98851.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Soap Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Clearlake is the closest lower-income city and Wapato the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Soap Lake.

Population concentration

Soap Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 98851

4,014 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98851 is not the leading code inside Soap Lake, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Soap Lake

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 169 employees , annual payroll $7,180k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98851 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Accommodation and food services · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Soap Lake, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Grant County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Soap Lake. See the Grant County roll-up →

Soap Lake sits in the lower half of Grant County on income: Moses Lake, Quincy and Ephrata report more, Mattawa, Royal City and Marlin report less. Marlin marks the far end of that range at $31,964, 50% below Soap Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98851 4,014 $63,333 44 10
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Soap Lake 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 Soap Lake, .