AreaProfile

98445Parkland, Washington

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 98445.

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How this area ranks
Housing affordability2766th of 4,553 published ZIP areas68
ClimateTop 37% of 4,621 published ZIP areas74
Physical resilience3335th of 4,554 published ZIP areas32
Access3427th of 4,623 published ZIP areas87
Economic stabilityTop 38% of 4,591 published ZIP areas66
The quick read

Physical-risk exposure is above the national median, driven mainly by earthquake, heat wave and avalanche.

At a glance

Population
33,684
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$92,520
Top 24% nationally
Density
3,224/sq mi
10.4 sq mi of land
Median age
38.1
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Parkland
Washington
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Nearest major airport
SEA
22 mi · Seattle-Tacoma Intl
Median home value
$444,800
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$6,140$92,520Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,836$37,944Top 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate9.1%Bottom 43%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute34.8 minTop 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%Bottom 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation64.2%Top 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$91,790Top 6%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$72,610Top 4%2025 OEWS
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202493k76k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $92,520 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 — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Software Developers92,770$167,280
Home Health and Personal Care Aides54,670$48,210
Fast Food and Counter Workers49,190$39,150
Retail Salespersons46,620$42,080
Registered Nurses39,900$128,260
Business Operations Specialists, All Other38,800$101,920

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.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,778 takes 23% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.8 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
23.1%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.8×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,778
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$444,800
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.81Top 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate68.5%Bottom 27%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±58012,526Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$60$1,778Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$8,790$444,800Top 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income23.1%Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate4.4%Bottom 19%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 →

No building-permit activity is published for this location by the Census Building Permits Survey.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 76°F and January a low of 36°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 42.0 inches.

30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station TACOMA NARROWS AP, 12.1 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND7.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation42.0"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low36°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high76°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing24°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

32 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, heat wave and avalanche.

EarthquakeHigh
Volcanic activityModerate
AvalancheModerate
Heat waveModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: inland flooding, cold wave, lightning, winter weather, ice storm, wildfire, coastal flooding, tsunami, strong wind, tornado, hail, drought.

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

2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 22 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Seattle-Tacoma IntlSEA22 mi11,901 ft
Boeing Fld/King County IntlBFI28 mi10,007 ft
Portland IntlPDX107 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
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
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.

98445 vs Parkland

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

98445
Parkland
Median household income
$92,520
vs
$72,239
Per capita income
$37,944
vs
$34,072
Population density
3,224/sq mi
vs
4,482/sq mi
Median home value
$444,800
vs
$423,000
Median gross rent
$1,778
vs
$1,663
Homeownership rate
68.5%
vs
51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
18.7%
vs
17.5%
Poverty rate
9.1%
vs
13.0%
Median age
38.1
vs
34.2

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.