ZIP Code 98939

With a per-capita income of $13,759, ZIP code 98939 sits well below the Washington average, placing its households in working-class territory. That earnings level shapes nearly every other figure here: the county-level property tax rate of 0.79% applies to homes that are themselves valued on the lower end, so annual tax bills stay contained even as the rate is applied. Sales tax in the Yakima area runs 8.20%, a cost that weighs more heavily on tighter incomes since it takes a larger share of each dollar spent. Together these figures describe a community where wages are limited and consumption taxes claim a noticeable slice of everyday purchases.