Outlook, WA · standard
ZIP Code 98938
Yakima County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,177
- 23/sq mi
- $46,022
- Median income
- $219,900
- Median home value
- 6.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Outlook pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 10th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 49th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 23
- people per sq mi
- 65%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 98938 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 98938 covers 95.9 square miles in Outlook, Yakima County, Washington (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,177 residents on file, a density of 23 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 98938 reports a modest median household income of $46,022 (49% below the Washington average), while per-capita income is $18,647. 29.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 3.7%. On housing, the median home value is $219,900 (57% below the state average) with median rent at $790 per month, and 65.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 6.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.3, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 3 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 98938, plus 6 more within Yakima County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
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 98938, Outlook, 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
2,177
Population
95.9
Area (sq mi)
23
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 98938?
36.3
Median Age
39.8%
Male
60.2%
Female
32.2%
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?
$46,022
Median Household Income
-49% vs state
$18,647
Per Capita Income
29.6%
Poverty Rate
3.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 98938 ranks nationally
Outlook, WA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$46,022 10th percentile higher than 10% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
563
Total Housing Units
548
Occupied Units
15
Vacant Units
2.90
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$219,900
Median Home Value
-57% vs state
$790
Median Rent
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 98938, employing approximately 61 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,045,000.
12
Businesses
61
Employees
$3.0M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 33.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 25.0% |
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 98938 vs 98932 →
ZIP 98938 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98953
Zillah (98953)
6,681 residents
- 98936
Moxee (98936)
5,872 residents
- 98932
Granger (98932)
5,032 residents
- 98938 2,177
Outlook (98938)
2,177 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 98938 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 98938 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98936
Moxee (98936)
$99,280 median income
- 98953
Zillah (98953)
$84,766 median income
- 98932
Granger (98932)
$71,806 median income
- 98938
Outlook (98938)
$46,022 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 98938 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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