Klickitat, WA · standard
ZIP Code 98628
Klickitat County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 385
- 17/sq mi
- $63,438
- Median income
- $204,800
- Median home value
- 3.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Klickitat pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 36th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 17
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 98628 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 98628 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Klickitat, Klickitat County, Washington, home to just 385 residents across 22.8 square miles, a density of 17 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 98628 reports a modest median household income of $63,438 (30% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,142. The poverty rate is 6.2%, with unemployment at 7.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $204,800 (60% below the average Washington ZIP), and median rent is $960; owner occupancy is 68.7%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 3.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Klickitat County, so 98628 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 98628, Klickitat, 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
385
Population
22.8
Area (sq mi)
17
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 98628?
36.1
Median Age
45.9%
Male
54.1%
Female
1.2%
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?
$63,438
Median Household Income
-30% vs state ZIP avg
$25,142
Per Capita Income
6.2%
Poverty Rate
7.3%
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
222housing units
222
Total Housing Units
195
Occupied Units
27
Vacant Units
2.96
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$204,800
Median Home Value
-60% vs state ZIP avg
$960
Median Rent
1954
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 98628, employing approximately 26 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,009,000.
7
Businesses
26
Employees
$1.0M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 98628 vs 98670 →
ZIP 98628 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
- 98613 400
Centerville (98613)
400 residents
- 98628 385
Klickitat (98628)
385 residents
- 98670 113
Wahkiacus (98670)
113 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 98628 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 98628 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98613
Centerville (98613)
$95,000 median income
- 98628
Klickitat (98628)
$63,438 median income
- 98635
Lyle (98635)
$61,448 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 98628 ranks #2 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 98628, 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.