ZIP 98603 · Ariel
Who lives in ZIP code 98603 (Ariel, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ariel, WA · Cowlitz County
uszips 2026
People1,267
Median age41.3
Household income$78,281
Home value$460,442
Median rent—
Poverty15.0%
College degree+15.9%
Commute48 min
Place
- Metro area
- Longview-Kelso, WA
- Wider region
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 395
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 66.1% are adults.
Household income
29.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,521.
Education (adults 25+)
58.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.3%
- Never married
- 38.2%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.65
- Dual-income families
- 15.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.9%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 6.1%
- No health insurance
- 0.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.