Compare ZIP Code 98499 vs Pierce County, WA vs Lakewood, WA vs Seattle Metro Area, WA vs Washington State (WA)
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98499 – Lakewood, WA ZIP Code |
Pierce County, WA County |
Lakewood, WA City |
Seattle Metro Area, WA Metro Area |
Washington State (WA) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 32,464 | 930,319 | 62,937 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 |
| Rent | $1,473 | $1,806 | $1,525 | $2,000 | $1,760 |
| Year built | 1975 | 1986 | 1975 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Household income | $67,292 | $99,564 | $74,720 | $115,177 | $98,141 |
| Per capita income | $41,917 | $47,648 | $44,695 | $63,994 | $53,744 |
| Poverty rate | 16.7% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 8.5% | 9.9% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.4% | 50.8% | 50.2% | 47.3% | 47.5% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 32,464 | 930,319 | 62,937 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 |
| Adults over 25 | 22,835 | 635,580 | 45,037 | 2,890,014 | 5,484,391 |
| Total households | 13,904 | 351,330 | 26,500 | 1,608,596 | 3,064,820 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $67,292 | $99,564 | $74,720 | $115,177 | $98,141 |
| Per capita income | $41,917 | $47,648 | $44,695 | $63,994 | $53,744 |
| Poverty rate | 16.7% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 8.5% | 9.9% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.4% | 50.8% | 50.2% | 47.3% | 47.5% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,473 | $1,806 | $1,525 | $2,000 | $1,760 |
| Year built | 1975 | 1986 | 1975 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Households that rent | 62.1% | 35.3% | 52.5% | 40% | 36.2% |
| Households that own | 37.9% | 64.7% | 47.5% | 60% | 63.8% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 43.8% | 64% | 48% | 58.8% | 65.8% |
| Black | 16.9% | 7.4% | 14.3% | 6.2% | 4% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 16.1% | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 18.8% | 15.2% | 18.4% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 22.7% | 12.8% | 18.8% | 11.7% | 14.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 77.3% | 87.2% | 81.2% | 88.3% | 85.6% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 93.2% | 86.1% | 91.2% | 76% | 80.2% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 31.0 min | 29.0 min | 29.0 min | 27.0 min |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 13.9% | 8.8% | 24% | 19.8% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 37.7% | 30.3% | 36.5% | 24.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 30.1% | 26.3% | 26.2% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.7% | 12.5% | 14% | 10.1% | 11.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 18.5% | 30.9% | 23.2% | 47.2% | 39.6% |