Clallam Bay, WA · standard
ZIP Code 98326
Clallam County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,412
- 2/sq mi
- $46,500
- Median income
- $266,100
- Median home value
- 10.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Clallam Bay pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 10th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 39%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 60%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 98326 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 98326 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Clallam Bay, Clallam County, Washington, home to just 1,412 residents across 743.2 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 98326 reports a modest median household income of $46,500 (49% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,724. The poverty rate is 13.2%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $266,100 (48% below the average Washington ZIP), and median rent is $852; owner occupancy is 59.7%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Clallam County, so 98326 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 98326, Clallam Bay, WA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,412
Population
743.2
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 98326?
45.6
Median Age
64.8%
Male
35.2%
Female
4.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$46,500
Median Household Income
-49% vs state ZIP avg
$25,724
Per Capita Income
13.2%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
441housing units
441
Total Housing Units
382
Occupied Units
59
Vacant Units
2.00
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$266,100
Median Home Value
-48% vs state ZIP avg
$852
Median Rent
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 98326, employing approximately 63 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,349,000.
14
Businesses
63
Employees
$2.3M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 5 | 35.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 98326 vs 98305 →
ZIP 98326 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98326
Clallam Bay (98326)
1,412 residents
- 98381 371
Sekiu (98381)
371 residents
- 98305 358
Beaver (98305)
358 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 98326 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 98326 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98305
Beaver (98305)
$98,715 median income
- 98381
Sekiu (98381)
$58,571 median income
- 98326
Clallam Bay (98326)
$46,500 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 98326 ranks #3 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 98326, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,412 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.