Metaline Falls, WA · standard
ZIP Code 99153
Pend Oreille County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 467
- 1/sq mi
- $44,000
- Median income
- $282,400
- Median home value
- 20.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Metaline Falls pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 62%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99153 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99153 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, Washington, home to just 467 residents across 934.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 99153 reports a modest median household income of $44,000 (52% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,955. The poverty rate is 4.5%, with unemployment at 8.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $282,400 (45% below the average Washington ZIP), and median rent is $712; owner occupancy is 62.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.8, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Washington and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 99153.
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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 99153, Metaline Falls, 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
467
Population
934.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99153?
56.8
Median Age
50.5%
Male
49.5%
Female
5.6%
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?
$44,000
Median Household Income
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$30,955
Per Capita Income
4.5%
Poverty Rate
8.8%
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
351housing units
351
Total Housing Units
242
Occupied Units
109
Vacant Units
1.92
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$282,400
Median Home Value
-45% vs state ZIP avg
$712
Median Rent
1959
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 99153, employing approximately 68 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,840,000.
10
Businesses
68
Employees
$5.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 30.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 99153, 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.