ZIP 98531 · Centralia
Who lives in ZIP code 98531 (Centralia, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Centralia, WA · Lewis County
uszips 2026
People27,337
Median age40.3
Household income$63,406
Home value$344,395
Median rent$1,130/mo
Poverty16.6%
College degree+22.1%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Centralia, WA (micro)
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 82 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,123
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,192.
Education (adults 25+)
46.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.7%
- Never married
- 29.9%
- Divorced
- 19.4%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 44.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.7%
- Rent burden
- 37.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.2%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.6%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 20.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.