AreaProfile

99336Kennewick, Washington

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 99336.

58
Area Score
Bottom 34% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 45% of 4,073 published ZIP areas57
GrowthTop 13% of 3,947 published ZIP areas71
Housing affordability2934th of 4,553 published ZIP areas65
Climate3222nd of 4,621 published ZIP areas63
Physical resilience2801st of 4,554 published ZIP areas47
Access4450th of 4,623 published ZIP areas53
Economic stability3707th of 4,591 published ZIP areas41
The quick read

Its Area Score of 58 places 99336 in the top 66% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
50,735
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$62,527
Bottom 34% nationally
Density
3,787/sq mi
13.4 sq mi of land
Median age
34.4
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Kennewick
Washington
Metro area
Kennewick-Richland, WA
Nearest major airport
MWH
69 mi · Grant County Intl
Median home value
$324,400
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.3% is lower than 59% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 0.5% over the past year, to 39,576 employed residents.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$4,641$62,527Bottom 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,485$31,700Bottom 33%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate17.4%Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute23.9 minBottom 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%Bottom 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment39,576Bottom 42%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)3.5%Top 11%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.5%Top 38%June 2026
Labor force41,354Bottom 42%June 2026
Labor force participation59.4%Bottom 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$73,460Top 26%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$57,290Top 21%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.4%Top 36%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.3%Bottom 41%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202463k54k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $62,527 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Kennewick-Richland, WA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides4,800$47,810
Fast Food and Counter Workers4,120$36,410
Retail Salespersons3,580$37,600
Registered Nurses2,560$106,410
Stockers and Order Fillers2,540$38,940
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse2,470$42,340

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Kennewick, WA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,193 takes 23% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.2 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
22.9%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.2×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,193
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$324,400
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.19Top 15%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate48.3%Bottom 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±76721,002Top 3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$40$1,193Top 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$11,862$324,400Top 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income22.9%Top 22%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate7.7%Bottom 36%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
71/ 100
Top 13% of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 7.1 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
604
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
7.1
Top 19% nationally
Year over year
+1%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
51.5%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Kennewick, WA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 93°F and January a low of 28°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 7.6 inches.

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station PASCO TRI CITIES AP, 4.6 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND1.0"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation7.6"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low28°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high93°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing41°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

47 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and wildfire.

WildfireElevated
Heat waveHigh
EarthquakeElevated
Inland floodingModerate
Cold waveModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, ice storm, volcanic activity, lightning, hail, strong wind, avalanche, drought, tornado.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

1 major airport lies within 100 miles, the nearest 69 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Grant County IntlMWH69 mi13,503 ft
Spokane IntlGEG124 mi8,199 ft
Portland IntlPDX170 mi11,000 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

99336 vs Kennewick

How this ZIP area compares with Kennewick as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

99336
Kennewick
Median household income
$62,527
vs
$73,576
Per capita income
$31,700
vs
$35,776
Population density
3,787/sq mi
vs
2,992/sq mi
Median home value
$324,400
vs
$370,700
Median gross rent
$1,193
vs
$1,240
Homeownership rate
48.3%
vs
61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21.4%
vs
26.2%
Poverty rate
17.4%
vs
14.3%
Median age
34.4
vs
35.7

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.