Steptoe, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Steptoe, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 44. 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 STEPTOE-WA · Steptoe, WA 1 ZIPs · 44 pop · #21724/25278 · Whitman County

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

  • INC-MID $50,179
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21724/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pullman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 44
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $254,500

Nearest income peer: Pullman, WA ( $1,948 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 Steptoe

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Steptoe 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, Steptoe, WA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
44
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,179
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,179 average) · poverty 4.3%. The primary code (99174) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Bridgeport is the closest lower-income city and White Swan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Steptoe.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 99174, is all of Steptoe

There is no split to weigh here: 99174 holds every one of Steptoe's 44 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

No ZBP establishments filed for Steptoe's ZIPs

Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Steptoe. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.

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ZIP Codes in Steptoe, WA

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

Steptoe sits in the lower half of Whitman County on income: Colfax, Palouse and Rosalia report more, Pullman and Lacrosse report less. Colton marks the far end of that range at $104,643, 109% above Steptoe.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99174 44 $50,179 n/a 126

Steptoe 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 Steptoe, .