ZIP 98626 · Kelso
Who lives in ZIP code 98626 (Kelso, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kelso, WA · Cowlitz County
uszips 2026
People26,892
Median age41.5
Household income$75,528
Home value$367,177
Median rent$1,267/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+14.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Longview-Kelso, WA
- Wider region
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 77 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,342
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 77.6% are adults.
Household income
34.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,840.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.8%
- Never married
- 29.2%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 47.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.5%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.6%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 6.7%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.6%
- Veterans
- 10.5%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.