Population & age
- Total population
- 1,850
- Median age
- 51.5
Douglas County · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA · Population 1,850
Waterville, WA (ZIP 98858) sits in Douglas County within the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 36.7%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,163. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $73,454, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $51,441 per worker, roughly 21% below the US average. FDIC counts just 2 bank branches in this ZIP (Summary of Deposits, 2024) — residents likely lean on neighboring ZIPs or online banking for most services. Fire accounts for 53% of the 19 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Annual precipitation averages just 12.0" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 55.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Washington has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $73,454) approximately $3,379/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Chelan County, WA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $70,408, fair market rent of $1,730 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $327,591, up 6.8% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,190
/month
1 Bed
$1,320
/month
2 Bed
$1,730
/month
3 Bed
$2,380
/month
4 Bed
$2,900
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$327,591
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+6.8%
vs. March 2025
+23.4%
vs. March 2021
Wenatchee, WA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
230
Across 228 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $78.8M.
Single-family
226
98% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
4
2% of total units
Single-family value
$77.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$975,800
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
710
Average AGI
$73,454
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
12.7%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$327
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$2,949
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $52.2M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
34
Total employment
172
Annual payroll
$7.2M
Average annual pay
$41,616
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$51,441
Average weekly wage
$989
Total employment
12,545
Total establishments
1,148
That is roughly 21% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
5.1%
That is 1.1 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
20,469
Employed
19,420
Unemployed
1,049
Based on Douglas County, WA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
2
Limited banking access
Only a handful of branches — residents may rely on neighboring ZIPs or online banking for most services.
Total deposits
$149.5M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
2
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Wenatchee, WA
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Chelan Douglas PTBA
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 branch
Avg hours / week
30
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
2,300
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federally Declared Disasters
19
Date Range
1972–2021
Most Recent Declaration
WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Fire — declared February 4, 2021 (DR-4584)
Incident period: September 1, 2020 – September 19, 2020
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
3
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
19
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
7
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
50.1°F
39.2° – 61.1°
Annual precipitation
12"
Annual snowfall
20.5"
Heating · cooling days
6,036.7 · 652.4
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: CHELAN, WA US, 12 miles from the centroid of Waterville, WA (ZIP 98858)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
5,504
That is roughly 2,696 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.1
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
13.0%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
27
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,896
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
87%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
36%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Douglas data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Limited food access for many residents
55.5% of Douglas County, WA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.21
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.07
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.63
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.28
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 14.9% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Douglas County, WA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 19 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 177 reports
Homicide
1
Robbery
0
Burglary
51
Vehicle theft
34
County-level data for Douglas (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−117 people
−98 households • +$11.8M net AGI flow
Moved in
1,781households
3,119 people • $120.1M AGI
Moved out
1,879households
3,236 people • $108.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $67,413 versus departing households' $57,610.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 98858. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
9.51%
State 6.50% · avg local 3.01%
Property tax (effective)
0.82%
Median $2,299/year
Tax burden rank
31 of 50
10.60% of personal income
For ZIP 98858: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $73,454 keeps approximately $3,379 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $327,591, that works out to roughly $2,679/year in property tax.
Program
Paid Family & Medical Leave
Mandatory (state-run insurance)
Max weeks/year
18
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,647
Replacement: 90% AWW up to 0.5x SAWW + 50% above · job protection
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Nearby ZIPs by distance
98817 (Chelan Falls, 9.3 mi) · 98843 (10.2 mi) · 98845 (16.6 mi) · 98802 (East Wenatchee, 18.2 mi) · 98850 (Rock Island, 20.1 mi) · 98831 (Manson, 21.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
35.5%
2.5pp above the 33.0% national rate.
36.7%
4.7pp above the 32.0% national rate.
23.8%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
73.4%
2.6pp below the 76.0% national rate.
9.6%
3.4pp below the 13.0% national rate.
12.0%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville Elementary | Public | -1–6 | 134 |
| Waterville High School | Public | 6–12 | 134 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
$5,163
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42,471
Wenatchee, WA · 98801
Moses Lake, WA · 98837
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Waterville, WA (ZIP 98858) sits in Douglas County within the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 36.7%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,163. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $73,454, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $51,441 per worker, roughly 21% below the US average. FDIC counts just 2 bank branches in this ZIP (Summary of Deposits, 2024) — residents likely lean on neighboring ZIPs or online banking for most services. Fire accounts for 53% of the 19 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Annual precipitation averages just 12.0" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 55.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Washington has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $73,454) approximately $3,379/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Chelan County, WA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $70,408, fair market rent of $1,730 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $327,591, up 6.8% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 23.8%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
35.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
23.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
36.7%, which is 4.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 98858 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Waterville High School. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
1,850 people live in ZIP 98858, with a median age of 51.5 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$70,408 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 98858, 74.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 25.5% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 98858, 13.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
6.3% of the population in ZIP 98858 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
88.0% of households in ZIP 98858 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 98858 is $327,591, up 6.8% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 6.8% over the past year and up 23.4% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 98858 (Waterville, WA) is $73,454 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 98858 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
4.2% of tax returns from ZIP 98858 (Waterville, WA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 34 business establishments operated in ZIP 98858 employing 172 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 98858 is $41,616, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 98858 ranks in the 73th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 98858, ranking in the 83th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 19 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 98858 between 1972–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Fire is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 98858, accounting for 10 of 19 declarations (53%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 98858 was "WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS" — a fire declared in 2021 (DR-4584) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 98858 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Wenatchee Valley College and Big Bend Community College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 2 nearby institutions is $5,163 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $42,471 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 98858 has an average annual temperature of 50.1°F and 12.0" of annual precipitation based on the CHELAN, WA US weather station 12.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 98858 is part of the Wenatchee, WA urbanized area, primarily served by Chelan Douglas PTBA (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Washington has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $73,454, this saves approximately $3,379 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 9.51% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Washington runs an active paid family leave program (Paid Family & Medical Leave) offering up to 18 weeks of paid leave per year, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,647 (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (2 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Nearby ZIPs by distance
98817 (Chelan Falls, 9.3 mi) · 98843 (10.2 mi) · 98845 (16.6 mi) · 98802 (East Wenatchee, 18.2 mi) · 98850 (Rock Island, 20.1 mi) · 98831 (Manson, 21.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
73rd percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 3 census tracts, population 1,814
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
24
Limited English Speakers
212
Persons with Disability
372
Without HS Diploma
275
Without Health Insurance
298
Adults Age 65+
327
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.