Dallesport, WA · standard
ZIP Code 98617
Klickitat County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,042
- 36/sq mi
- $71,130
- Median income
- $377,900
- Median home value
- 18.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Dallesport pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 23%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 36
- people per sq mi
- 79%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 98617 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 98617 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Dallesport, Klickitat County, Washington, home to just 1,042 residents across 28.8 square miles, a density of 36 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 98617 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $71,130 (22% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $38,280. The poverty rate is 8.3%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $377,900 (26% below the average Washington ZIP), and median rent is $1,336; owner occupancy is 79.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Klickitat County, so 98617 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 98617, Dallesport, 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
1,042
Population
28.8
Area (sq mi)
36
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 98617?
42.5
Median Age
55.7%
Male
44.3%
Female
15.7%
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?
$71,130
Median Household Income
-22% vs state ZIP avg
$38,280
Per Capita Income
8.3%
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
625housing units
625
Total Housing Units
625
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.21
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$377,900
Median Home Value
-26% vs state ZIP avg
$1,336
Median Rent
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 17 business establishments in ZIP 98617, employing approximately 150 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,249,000.
17
Businesses
150
Employees
$9.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6 | 35.3% |
| Construction | 4 | 23.5% |
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 98617 vs 97058 →
ZIP 98617 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 97058
The Dalles (97058)
19,838 residents
- 98635 1,735
Lyle (98635)
1,735 residents
- 98617 1,042
Dallesport (98617)
1,042 residents
- 98673 404
Wishram (98673)
404 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 98617 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 98617 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98617
Dallesport (98617)
$71,130 median income
- 97058
The Dalles (97058)
$62,181 median income
- 98635
Lyle (98635)
$61,448 median income
- 98673
Wishram (98673)
$42,188 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 98617 ranks the highest of 4 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 98617, 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 (1,042 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.