ZIP 98439 · Lakewood
Who lives in ZIP code 98439 (Lakewood, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lakewood, WA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People5,671
Median age25.1
Household income$50,509
Home value—
Median rent$1,873/mo
Poverty14.7%
College degree+10.5%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 402 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,139
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
0.6% are 65 or older; 63.6% are adults.
Household income
10.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,945.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.3%
- Never married
- 21.9%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 1.2%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 43.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 9.2%
- Rent burden
- 44.1%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.3%
- Unemployment
- 13.7%
- Self-employed
- 3.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.8%
- Veterans
- 14.6%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.