98531 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Centralia, WA Lewis County, WA Zip code population (2000): 21,842 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 23,065 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 98531 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 9,337 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,198 % of renters here:   37% State:   35% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 98531: 90.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 136.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi. Population density: 169 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.5% ($1,213) Washington:   1.6% ($1,915) Profiles of local businesses: Molto Bello Spa Salon List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 10,505   (48.1%) Females: 11,337   (51.9%) Recent posts about zip code 98531 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Bellingham, the ugly truth....  (266 replies) Getting out of debt and out of Washington  (53 replies) Thinking of moving.  (49 replies) Cost of living, crime -- Dallas vs. Seattle  (60 replies) Nice, inexpensive, right-leaning area  (83 replies) Interested in moving to Washington, looking for the right place.  (89 replies) Urban population: 17,929 Rural population: 3,913 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $200,596 98531:   $200,596 Washington:   $300,800 According to our research of public records there were 25 registered sex offenders living in 98531 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   37.7 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people Washington:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98531, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,561 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $36,561 State:   $54,331 Salary/wage: $32,143 (reported on 81.5% of returns) Here:   $32,143 State:   $45,761 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,986 (reported on 39.8% of returns) This zip code:   $1,986 Washington:   $2,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,723 (reported on 18.0% of returns) Here:   $2,723 State:   $5,879 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$11,192 (reported on 15.2% of returns) Here:   +$11,192 State:   +$15,835 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$11,709 (reported on 11.7% of returns) Here:   +$11,709 State:   +$13,994 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,925 (reported on 2.2% of returns) 98531:   $2,925 Washington:   $3,001 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $12,673 (reported on 0.5% of returns) Here:   $12,673 Washington:   $14,244 Total itemized deductions: $17,359 (1% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns) Here:   $17,359 State:   $19,669 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,881 (5.3% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns) Here:   $3,881 Washington:   $3,569 Here:   5.3% of AGI State:   3.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,148 (reported on 70.0% of returns) 98531:   $5,148 State:   $9,065 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,785 (reported on 19.6% of returns) Here:   $1,785 State:   $1,607 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.3% Here:   56% State:   49% (% for various income ranges: 48.4% for AGIs below $10k, 58.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$39,450
Washington:	$55,591

Nearest zip codes: 98532, 98530, 98565, 98579, 98589, 98596.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	65.2%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	7.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 98531 with a mortgage: 2,372 (382 second mortgage, 214 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,653

This zip code:	17.0%
Whole state:	11.4%

This zip code:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 98531: Wabash Junction (A), Southwest Washington Fairgrounds (B), Foran (C), Lincoln Creek Grange (D), Hanaford (E), Meadows (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Airport Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 98531: Less than $10,000: 89 $10,000 to $14,999: 45 $15,000 to $19,999: 50 $20,000 to $24,999: 70 $25,000 to $29,999: 58 $30,000 to $34,999: 32 $35,000 to $39,999: 31 $40,000 to $49,999: 48 $50,000 to $59,999: 34 $60,000 to $69,999: 63 $70,000 to $79,999: 73 $80,000 to $89,999: 88 $90,000 to $99,999: 115 $100,000 to $124,999: 365 $125,000 to $149,999: 488 $150,000 to $174,999: 615 $175,000 to $199,999: 578 $200,000 to $249,999: 1,028 $250,000 to $299,999: 816 $300,000 to $399,999: 655 $400,000 to $499,999: 172 $500,000 to $749,999: 147 $750,000 to $999,999: 27 $1,000,000 or more: 21

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 98531: Less than $100: 31 $100 to $149: 87 $150 to $199: 132 $200 to $249: 59 $250 to $299: 76 $300 to $349: 78 $350 to $399: 155 $400 to $449: 153 $450 to $499: 351 $500 to $549: 269 $550 to $599: 291 $600 to $649: 121 $650 to $699: 121 $700 to $749: 77 $750 to $799: 91 $800 to $899: 99 $1,000 to $1,249: 87 $1,250 to $1,499: 23 $1,500 to $1,999: 113 $2,000 or more: 98 No cash rent: 131

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $161,954.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $210,825
• Black or African American householders: $240,185
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $157,787
• Asian householders: $148,316
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $260,453
• Some other race householders: $242,269
• Two or more races householders: $260,453
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $246,815

98531:	$200,672
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $232,231

Here:	$232,231
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $236,432

Here:	$236,432
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $246,469

Here:	$246,469
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,039

Here:	$213,039
State:	$300,953

Mobile homes: $60,559

Here:	$60,559
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,578

Here:	$37,578
State:	$62,453

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,844
• One, attached: 233
• Two: 302
• 3 or 4: 389
• 5 to 9: 301
• 10 to 19: 182
• 20 to 49: 511
• 50 or more: 243
• Mobile homes: 1,271
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 93

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,520 (76%) Carpooled: 1,348 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%) Motorcycle: 28 (0%) Bicycle: 56 (1%) Walked: 242 (3%) Other means: 43 (0%) Worked at home: 327 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 450 5 to 9 minutes: 1431 10 to 14 minutes: 1704 15 to 19 minutes: 1542 20 to 24 minutes: 939 25 to 29 minutes: 374 30 to 34 minutes: 624 35 to 39 minutes: 89 40 to 44 minutes: 164 45 to 59 minutes: 307 60 to 89 minutes: 285 90 or more minutes: 379

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 21,306

• In family households: 17,666 (4,371 male householders, 1,326 female householders)

  4,384 spouses, 6,182 children (5,727 natural, 148 adopted, 307 stepchildren), 203 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 313 other relatives, 577 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,640 (1,234 male householders (927 living alone)), 1,696 female householders (1,487 living alone)), 710 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 500 (310 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,554 2-persons, 1,207 3-persons, 1,068 4-persons, 552 5-persons, 158 6-persons, 158 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,414 1-person, 402 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 16 6-persons.

3,288 married couples with children.
1,601 single-parent households (424 men, 1,177 women).

90.2% of residents of 98531 zip code speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% very well, 20% well, 26% not well, 14% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 9% well, 8% not well, 10% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 22% well, 13% not well, 3% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (58% very well, 42% well).

Foreign born population: 1,367 (6.3%)
(27.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	6.3%
Whole state:	10.4%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3211

German: 2690

English: 1641

Irish: 1299

United States or American: 1270

Norwegian: 901

Swedish: 595

French (except Basque): 456

Italian: 442

Scotch-Irish: 382

Scottish: 357

Polish: 305

Dutch: 293

European: 241

French Canadian: 213

Danish: 207

Finnish: 180

Czech: 96

Russian: 77

Northern European: 73

Canadian: 67

Scandinavian: 60

Welsh: 60

Greek: 58

British: 58

Portuguese: 49

Croatian: 38

Belgian: 38

Hungarian: 33

Ukrainian: 31

Swiss: 29

Austrian: 29

Slavic: 26

Lithuanian: 24

Subsaharan African:: 17

African: 17

Czechoslovakian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 8

Basque: 8

Latvian: 8

Armenian: 7

Yugoslavian: 6

Bulgarian: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $64,108

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11938
• Northeast: 417
• Midwest: 2437
• South: 1121
• West: 4293

55% of the 98531 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Washington.

Population in 1990: 17,633. Population change in the 1990s: +4,209 (+23.9%).

Here:	8.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	4.1%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	11.3%
Washington:	15.7%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CENTRALIA, WA):

• ROGERS MACHINERY COMPANY, INC (3509 GALVIN RD; small business): $72,846 in 8 contracts in 2005

  Contracts for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Service and Trade Equipment, Valves, Nonpowered, Packing and Gasket Materials by Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $72,846; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $24,147 with Navy for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-12. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
  $24,147, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
  $8,049, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-07. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
  $8,049, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-14. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
  

• AQUATECHNIX, LLC (1801 VAN WORMER, STE 1; small business): $59,974 in 2 contracts in 2002

  $51,436 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Water Quality Support Services. Signed on 2002-06-12. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $8,538, same as above. Signed on 2002-07-31. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  

• STERLING BREEN CRUSHING, INC (887 STATE HIGHWAY 507; small business): $45,411 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2002

  $34,896 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-08-23. Completion date: 2000-09-29.
  $10,515 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2002-01-28. Completion date: 2002-01-09.
  

• WASHINGTON POSTER CO , INC (2120 N PARK DR; small business): $38,424 in 4 contracts in 2005

  $20,561 with Department of Defense for Books and Pamphlets. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-06-10. Completion date: 2005-06-10.
  $7,916 with Defense Commissary Agency for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2005-10-21.
  $6,197, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-13. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
  $3,750 with Defense Commissary Agency for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2005-10-17.
  

• WOODFORD/PHOENIX AEROSPACE MAN (112 E 1ST ST; small business): $14,565 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $11,855 with Navy for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-10-07.
  $2,710 with Navy for Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins. Signed on 2005-07-15. Completion date: 2005-08-29.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 11, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 5)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (100-249: 1)