ZIP 99161 · Palouse
Who lives in ZIP code 99161 (Palouse, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palouse, WA · Whitman County
uszips 2026
People1,435
Median age41.5
Household income$87,464
Home value$318,700
Median rent$922/mo
Poverty2.7%
College degree+45.8%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pullman, WA (micro)
- Wider region
- Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 583
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.0% are 65 or older; 75.0% are adults.
Household income
41.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,871.
Education (adults 25+)
54.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.0%
- Never married
- 16.9%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 60.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.5%
- Rent burden
- 19.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 4.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.3%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.