PlainZIP

Wapato, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wapato, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,739. 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 WAPATO-WA · Wapato, WA 1 ZIPs · 13,739 pop · #16186/25278 · Yakima County

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

  • INC-MID $63,356
  • RANK-LOWER #16186/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sunnyside
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,739
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $230,400

Nearest income peer: Sunnyside, WA (+ $920 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 Wapato

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,739
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,356
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 $63,356 and poverty 21.1% concentrate in 98951.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.5%) for this income tier, rent $899 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Wapato's single ZIP 98951 carries the town

Wapato is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98951 is the entire residential footprint (13,739 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wapato

Citywide ZBP: 133 establishments, 2,157 employees , annual payroll $111,479k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98951 (133 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (26) · also Transportation and warehousing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Wapato, WA

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

Wapato sits in the lower half of Yakima County on income: Yakima, Selah and Toppenish report more, Mabton and White Swan report less. Moxee marks the far end of that range at $99,280, 57% above Wapato.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98951 13,739 $63,356 133 35
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Wapato 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 Wapato, .