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South Cle Elum, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Cle Elum, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 660. 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 SOUTH-CLE-ELUM-WA · South Cle Elum, WA 1 ZIPs · 660 pop · #14606/25278 · Kittitas County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,750
  • RANK-MID #14606/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ellensburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 660
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $374,300

Nearest income peer: Ellensburg, WA (+ $4,387 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 South Cle Elum

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
660
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,750
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 $66,750 and poverty 13.8% concentrate in 98943.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating South Cle Elum as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Westport is the closest lower-income city and Deming the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Cle Elum.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98943, is all of South Cle Elum

There is no split to weigh here: 98943 holds every one of South Cle Elum's 660 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 South Cle Elum's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $2,033k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98943 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in South Cle Elum, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Kittitas County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Cle Elum. See the Kittitas County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Kittitas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than South Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Cle Elum and Kittitas among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ronald marks the far end of that range at $246,441, 269% above South Cle Elum.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98943 660 $66,750 13 297
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South Cle Elum 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 South Cle Elum, .