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98948

Toppenish, WA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
12,638
Median household income
$65,759
People below poverty
17.2%
Median home value
$232,200

Income

The median income of households in 98948 was $65,759. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 4.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 14.1
$50,000 to $74,999 18.4
$75,000 to $99,999 16.4
$100,000 to $149,999 16.2
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 3.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45208
Female 37011

An estimated 84.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,426. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.8
Social Security 30.3
Retirement income 11.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13

In 2020-2024, 31.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 98948 in 2020-2024, 81.2% had health insurance coverage and 18.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 30.2% and public coverage was 56.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6%.


In 2020-2024, 98948 had a total population of 12,638 - 6,163 (48.8%) females and 6,475 (51.2%) males. The median age was 28.1 years. An estimated 31.9% of the population was under 18 years, 33.3% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 98948 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 574 548
5 to 9 639 522
10 to 14 505 488
15 to 19 726 598
20 to 24 513 558
25 to 29 622 485
30 to 34 393 303
35 to 39 317 342
40 to 44 309 358
45 to 49 251 388
50 to 54 334 267
55 to 59 331 280
60 to 64 254 286
65 to 69 382 185
70 to 74 120 305
75 to 79 139 104
80 to 84 0 73
85 and over 66 73

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 14.6% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 0.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 37% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 79.2% of the people in 98948 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 7.8% of the people in 98948 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,475 households in 98948. The average household size was 3.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.5% of the households in 98948 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.5% of all households, while 15.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.3% of all households.

In 98948, 47.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.5
Cohabiting Couples 12.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.4% of males and 39.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.3 43.2
Now married, except separated 40.4 39.5
Separated 1.1 2.5
Widowed 2 5.6
Divorced 6.1 9.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 98948, 691 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 70.8% of the people living in 98948 were U.S. natives. 57.4% of the 98948 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 29.2% of 98948 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 98948 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 98948.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 99.3
Asia 0.3
Europe 0.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 98948 in 2020-2024, 62.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 61.5% of people at least five years old; 29.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 61.5
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 98948 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 7
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 64.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 35.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 98948 was 3,842 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 323 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,971. College or graduate school enrollment was 548.

Educational Attainment of People in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 35.2
High school diploma or equivalency 32.3
Some college, no degree 17.7
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 5.7
Graduate or professional degree 3.6

Disability

In 98948, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 98948, 57.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,911 74.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 966 18.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 318 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 98948 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 24.8
Construction 4
Manufacturing 10.4
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.2
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 4.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 98948 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,055 20.2
Service occupations 911 17.4
Sales and office occupations 752 14.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,522 29.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 987 18.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.8% of 98948 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 1.7
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 5.6

In 2020-2024, 98948 had a total of 3,628 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.5
Mobile homes 10
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 98948 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 61.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 98948 had 3,475 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 153 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 58.6% while renters occupied 41.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.72 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.4.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 43.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 98948:

House Heating Fuel Used in 98948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.9
Electricity 73.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 4.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 98948 was $232,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.1 % had a mortgage. 49.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,628 and for owners without a mortgage it was $465.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 98948 was $992. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.