ZIP 98942 · Selah
Who lives in ZIP code 98942 (Selah, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Selah, WA · Yakima County
uszips 2026
People18,871
Median age36.3
Household income$84,646
Home value$380,769
Median rent$1,445/mo
Poverty9.3%
College degree+24.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Yakima, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,247
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 75.4% are adults.
Household income
41.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,995.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.4%
- Never married
- 28.2%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.2%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.