Appleton, WA · standard
ZIP Code 98602
Klickitat County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 200
- 1/sq mi
- $53,617
- Median income
- 28.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Appleton pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 19th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 98602 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 98602 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Appleton, Klickitat County, Washington, home to just 200 residents across 142.9 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 98602 reports a modest median household income of $53,617 (41% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,321. The poverty rate is 29.1%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Klickitat County, so 98602 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 98602, Appleton, 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
200
Population
142.9
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 98602?
61.2
Median Age
56.3%
Male
43.8%
Female
0.0%
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?
$53,617
Median Household Income
-41% vs state ZIP avg
$37,321
Per Capita Income
29.1%
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
217housing units
217
Total Housing Units
159
Occupied Units
58
Vacant Units
2.01
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1990
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 98602 vs 98619 →
ZIP 98602 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98635
Lyle (98635)
1,735 residents
- 98619 457
Glenwood (98619)
457 residents
- 98602 200
Appleton (98602)
200 residents
- 98670 113
Wahkiacus (98670)
113 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 98602 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 98602 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98619
Glenwood (98619)
$76,667 median income
- 98635
Lyle (98635)
$61,448 median income
- 98602
Appleton (98602)
$53,617 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 98602 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 98602, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.