Yakima, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Yakima, WA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 126,248. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet YAKIMA-WA · Yakima, WA 4 ZIPs · 126,248 pop · #13238/25278 · Yakima County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $70,006
  • RANK-MID #13238/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Granger
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-MID 126,248
  • SPREAD-MOD 98901→98908
  • HOME-MID $303,525

Nearest income peer: Granger, WA (+ $1,800 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 Yakima

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Yakima 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, Yakima, WA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
126,248
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,006
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 (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,006 and poverty 15.2% concentrate in 98902.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,188 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Washington, Elmer City is the closest lower-income city and Twisp the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Yakima.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Yakima differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 10.1% in ZIP 98908 and 22.0% in 98901. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

98901 to 98908

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

98902 to 98908

Poverty-rate spread
11.9 points

98908 to 98901

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Yakima residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Yakima: the largest, 98902, is only about 37% of 126,248 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Yakima

Citywide ZBP: 3,248 establishments, 46,512 employees , annual payroll $2,438,874k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98902 (1,123 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (463) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Yakima, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Yakima County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Yakima. See the Yakima County roll-up →

Yakima lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Yakima County: Selah, Zillah and Moxee earn more and Sunnyside, Grandview and Wapato earn less. Moxee marks the far end of that range at $99,280, 42% above Yakima.

Side-by-side: Compare 98902 vs 98908 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98902 46,322 $63,092 1,123 1,980
98908 35,240 $84,197 694 138
98901 30,169 $57,392 847 100
98903 14,517 $75,343 584 19

Yakima 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 Yakima, .