Starbuck, WA · standard
ZIP Code 99359
Columbia County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 158
- 1/sq mi
- $61,000
- Median income
- $135,400
- Median home value
- 2.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Starbuck pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 21st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99359 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99359 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Starbuck, Columbia County, Washington, home to just 158 residents across 225.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 99359 reports a modest median household income of $61,000 (33% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,264. The poverty rate is 24.5%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $135,400 (74% below the average Washington ZIP); owner occupancy is 86.8%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 2.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59.9, 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 99359.
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 99359, Starbuck, 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
158
Population
225.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99359?
59.9
Median Age
51.1%
Male
48.9%
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?
$61,000
Median Household Income
-33% vs state ZIP avg
$35,264
Per Capita Income
24.5%
Poverty Rate
4.8%
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
82housing units
82
Total Housing Units
68
Occupied Units
14
Vacant Units
1.38
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$135,400
Median Home Value
-74% vs state ZIP avg
1962
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 99359, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,109,000.
4
Businesses
15
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 99359, 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.