ZIP 98851 · Soap Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 98851 (Soap Lake, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Soap Lake, WA · Grant County
uszips 2026
People4,437
Median age35.9
Household income$63,333
Home value$235,231
Median rent$1,001/mo
Poverty17.7%
College degree+14.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Moses Lake, WA (micro)
- Wider region
- Moses Lake-Othello, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,604
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 72.3% are adults.
Household income
33.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,364.
Education (adults 25+)
40.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
30.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.0%
- Never married
- 34.5%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 3.52
- Dual-income families
- 54.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 55% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 9.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 2.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.0%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 9.9%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.