Thornton, WA · standard
ZIP Code 99176
Whitman County, Washington — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 145
- 2/sq mi
- $128,000
- Median income
- $283,300
- Median home value
- 17.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Thornton pairs a top-decile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 7%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99176 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99176 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 96.7 square miles in Thornton, Whitman County, Washington. The area is home to 145 residents, producing a population density of 2 people per square mile, and falls within the Los Angeles time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 99176 against Washington and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 99176 sits at $128,000 (41% above the Washington average), while per-capita income is $55,890. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $283,300 (45% below the state average) with median rent at $781 per month, and 80.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 99176 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58, and the average commute is —. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Whitman County, so you can benchmark 99176 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 99176, Thornton, WA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
145
Population
96.7
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99176?
58.0
Median Age
50.9%
Male
49.1%
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?
$128,000
Median Household Income
+41% vs state
$55,890
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 99176 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$128,000 Top 7% higher than 93% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
90
Total Housing Units
72
Occupied Units
18
Vacant Units
2.26
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$283,300
Median Home Value
-45% vs state
$781
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 99176, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,043,000.
3
Businesses
15
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 99176 vs 99174 →
ZIP 99176 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 99149
Malden (99149)
208 residents
- 99176
Thornton (99176)
145 residents
- 99174 44
Steptoe (99174)
44 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 99176 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 99176 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 99176
Thornton (99176)
$128,000 median income
- 99174 $50,179
Steptoe (99174)
$50,179 median income
- 99149 $26,250
Malden (99149)
$26,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 99176 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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