ZIP Code 98819

Around Carlton, ZIP 98819 sits in middle-income territory: a median household income of $63,000 and per-capita income of $33,446 place it above working-class levels but short of affluent. Homes carry a median value of $219,400, and the county's 0.76% effective property tax rate applies to that figure. Shoppers here pay 8.40% combined sales tax on purchases. Taken together, the tax picture leans on consumption rather than property, since the county rate takes a smaller slice of home value while the sales tax runs higher.