ZIP 98542 · Ethel
Who lives in ZIP code 98542 (Ethel, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ethel, WA · Lewis County
uszips 2026
People625
Median age40.7
Household income$52,963
Home value$410,732
Median rent—
Poverty19.2%
College degree+9.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Centralia, WA (micro)
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 230
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.8% are 65 or older; 91.7% are adults.
Household income
20.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,500.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.5%
- Never married
- 17.1%
- Divorced
- 4.9%
- Widowed
- 9.5%
- Family size
- 3.25
- Dual-income families
- 70.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 8.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.0%
- Veterans
- 1.2%
- With a disability
- 27.2%
- No health insurance
- 17.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.