ZIP 98498 · Lakewood
Who lives in ZIP code 98498 (Lakewood, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lakewood, WA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People29,209
Median age40.8
Household income$91,664
Home value$507,426
Median rent$1,711/mo
Poverty8.1%
College degree+31.8%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 1,134 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,857
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
45.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,000.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.4%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 54.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.9%
- Rent burden
- 30.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.3%
- Veterans
- 15.8%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.