ZIP 98579 · Rochester
Who lives in ZIP code 98579 (Rochester, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rochester, WA · Thurston County
uszips 2026
People14,048
Median age41.6
Household income$99,411
Home value$462,367
Median rent$1,532/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+20.6%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 58 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,023
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
49.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,011.
Education (adults 25+)
51.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.6%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 49.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.2%
- Rent burden
- 40.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.9%
- Veterans
- 10.6%
- With a disability
- 17.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.