ZIP Code 98439

ZIP code 98439, in the Tacoma area, sits squarely in working-class territory. Median household income of $50,509 and per-capita income of $22,112 trail both state and national averages, signaling households with limited financial slack. The county-level property tax rate of 0.91% is fairly restrained, though it applies to homes whose values stretch budgets further than the rate alone implies. Sales tax is the sharper edge: at 10.30% combined, everyday purchases carry a noticeable premium. Together these figures describe a community where wages stay tight while consumption taxes take a steady bite, and where property taxes, while not steep by rate, still weigh on owners of more affordable homes.