Population & age
- Total population
- 54
- Median age
- 40.8
Vantage, WA (98950)
Kittitas County · Population 54
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Vantage, WA (ZIP 98950) sits in Kittitas County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 63.5%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 6 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,417. Local establishments report average pay of $25,526 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. FEMA has issued 29 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1964 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages just 7.8" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Median daily AQI is just 23 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Washington has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from King County, WA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,400 for a two-bedroom, a 55.6% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average), and 51.1% of workers working from home. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 57.4%
- Black
- 42.6%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 44.4%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 0
- Renter-occupied
- 0
- Vacant units
- 33
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 24(51.1%)
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 30(55.6%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 0
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 23(42.6%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$990
/month
1 Bed
$1,070
/month
2 Bed
$1,400
/month
3 Bed
$1,950
/month
4 Bed
$2,350
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
434
Across 407 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $139.7M.
Single-family
399
92% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
35
8% of total units
Single-family value
$135.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$3.9M
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.
Business & employment
Business establishments
6
Total employment
19
Annual payroll
$485K
Average annual pay
$25,526
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.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$54,172
Average weekly wage
$1,042
Total employment
16,775
Total establishments
1,424
That is roughly 17% 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
Unemployment rate
4.7%
That is 0.7 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
22,677
Employed
21,618
Unemployed
1,059
Based on Kittitas 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.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
29
Date Range
1964–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Flood — declared April 7, 2026 (DR-4906)
Incident period: December 5, 2025 – December 19, 2025
Top Incident Types
- Fire10 (34%)
- Flood8 (28%)
- Severe Storm5 (17%)
- Biological2 (7%)
- Coastal Storm1 (3%)
- Other3 (10%)
Individual Assistance
9
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
28
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
9
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.
Climate
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
50.2°F
38° – 62.4°
Annual precipitation
7.8"
Annual snowfall
9.9"
Heating · cooling days
5,881.2 · 509.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: MOXEE CITY 10 E, WA US, 23.4 miles from the centroid of Vantage, WA (ZIP 98950)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
23
GoodGood 320dModerate 46d
Peak AQI (2024)
94
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
366 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Kittitas County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
5,849
That is roughly 2,351 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
16%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.7
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
8.4%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
51
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,387
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
75%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
40%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Kittitas 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
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
23.4% of Kittitas County, WA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.18
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.83
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.83
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 9.7% 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 Kittitas 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).
Safety
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 · 174 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
2
Burglary
37
Vehicle theft
35
County-level data for Kittitas (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.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+182 people
+105 households • +$44.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
2,186households
3,398 people • $202.1M AGI
Moved out
2,081households
3,216 people • $158.1M AGI
Where new residents came from
- King County, WA — 439 households
- Yakima County, WA — 136 households
- Snohomish County, WA — 131 households
- Pierce County, WA — 130 households
- Benton County, WA — 47 households
Where departing residents went
- King County, WA — 265 households
- Pierce County, WA — 124 households
- Yakima County, WA — 114 households
- Snohomish County, WA — 81 households
- Benton County, WA — 55 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $92,453 versus departing households' $75,954.
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.
Taxes & benefits in Washington
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 98950. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
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
Paid family leave
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
Safety net
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).
Other ZIPs near 98950
Nearby ZIPs by distance
99321 (Schwana, 4.8 mi) · 99349 (Desert Aire, 14.1 mi) · 99357 (Royal City, 15.6 mi) · 98824 (George, 18.2 mi) · 98901 (Terrace Heights, 20.2 mi) · 98936 (Moxee, 21.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
37.1%
4.1pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
22.2%
9.8pp below the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
21.0%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
63.5%
12.5pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
16.5%
3.5pp above the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
7.8%
3.2pp below the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
6
Median in-state tuition
$9,417
Median earnings (10 yr)
$53,590
- 4-Year
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA · 98926
- In-state tuition
- $9,417
- Out-of-state tuition
- $27,526
- Acceptance rate
- 90.6%
- Graduation rate
- 51.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $61,580
- Median student debt
- $19,500
- 4-Year
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA · 98907
- In-state tuition
- $5,312
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,873
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 31.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $43,499
- Median student debt
- $13,966
- 2-Year
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, WA · 98903
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 77.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $57,764
- Median student debt
- $14,139
- 4-Year
Heritage University
Toppenish, WA · 98948
- In-state tuition
- $20,928
- Out-of-state tuition
- $20,928
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 46.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $49,416
- Median student debt
- $14,573
- Certificate
Elite Cosmetology Barber & Spa Academy
Yakima, WA · 98902
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 37.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- $6,966
- 4-Year
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Yakima, WA · 98901
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
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.
What these numbers say together
Vantage, WA (ZIP 98950) sits in Kittitas County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 63.5%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 6 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,417. Local establishments report average pay of $25,526 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. FEMA has issued 29 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1964 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages just 7.8" per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals — an arid-climate ZCTA where landscaping and water-budget choices matter more than national averages suggest. Median daily AQI is just 23 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Washington has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from King County, WA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,400 for a two-bedroom, a 55.6% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average), and 51.1% of workers working from home. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 21.0%. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 98950
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 98950?
37.1%, which is 4.1 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 98950?
21.0%, which is 1.0 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 98950?
22.2%, which is 9.8 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 98950?
54 people live in ZIP 98950, with a median age of 40.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 98950?
In ZIP 98950, 51.1% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 98950?
55.6% of the population in ZIP 98950 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 98950?
As of 2022, 6 business establishments operated in ZIP 98950 employing 19 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 98950?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 98950 is $25,526, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 98950 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 98950 ranks in the 40th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 98950?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 98950, ranking in the 54th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 98950 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 29 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 98950 between 1964–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 98950?
Fire is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 98950, accounting for 10 of 29 declarations (34%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 98950?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 98950 was "SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES" — a flood declared in 2026 (DR-4906) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 98950?
6 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 98950 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Central Washington University, Yakima Valley College, and Perry Technical Institute (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 98950?
Median in-state tuition across 6 nearby institutions is $9,417 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 98950?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $53,590 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 98950?
ZIP 98950 has an average annual temperature of 50.2°F and 7.8" of annual precipitation based on the MOXEE CITY 10 E, WA US weather station 23.4 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 98950?
Washington has no state income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 9.51% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Washington have paid family leave?
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).
What data is available for ZIP 98950?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (6 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (29 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. 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 (29 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). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 98950
Nearby ZIPs by distance
99321 (Schwana, 4.8 mi) · 99349 (Desert Aire, 14.1 mi) · 99357 (Royal City, 15.6 mi) · 98824 (George, 18.2 mi) · 98901 (Terrace Heights, 20.2 mi) · 98936 (Moxee, 21.6 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
40th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 476
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
7
Limited English Speakers
3
Persons with Disability
50
Without HS Diploma
33
Without Health Insurance
17
Adults Age 65+
98
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.