ZIP 98499 · Lakewood
Who lives in ZIP code 98499 (Lakewood, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lakewood, WA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People32,464
Median age36.2
Household income$67,292
Home value$407,292
Median rent$1,473/mo
Poverty16.7%
College degree+18.5%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 1,417 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,904
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,014.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.8%
- Never married
- 39.3%
- Divorced
- 18.9%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 43.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 37.9%
- Rent burden
- 33.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 12.0%
- With a disability
- 21.6%
- No health insurance
- 12.3%
- Limited English
- 8.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.