What is the population of Desert Aire CDP?

Desert Aire CDP has 2,953 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #264 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Desert Aire CDP?

Median household income in Desert Aire CDP is $83,482 a year, 6.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Desert Aire CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,689 a month and the median home value is $434,600, so rent absorbs about 24.3% of median household income.

Is Desert Aire CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Desert Aire CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Desert Aire, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Desert Aire, Washington (Desert Aire, WA — Census place “Desert Aire CDP”) is 2,953 residents, ranking #264 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $83,482, the median home is worth $434,600 and median gross rent runs $1,689 a month. Looking for the Desert Aire Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Desert Aire, WA: 99349.

Population: 2,953Desert Aire CDP residents
Median household income: $83,482Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $434,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,689Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 30.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 85.6%Owner-occupied households

Desert Aire ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Desert Aire.

The Desert Aire WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

99349

What the numbers mean in Desert Aire CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Desert Aire CDP median would spend about 24.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 85.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Desert Aire CDP, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Desert Aire CDP is a small town in Washington, with 2,953 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #264 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 30.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Desert Aire CDP earn a median of $83,482 a year, 6.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Desert Aire CDP is valued at $434,600, 43.2% above the national figure and 7% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,689 a month, 20.1% above the national figure, or roughly $20,268 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 85.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Desert Aire CDP?: Desert Aire CDP has 2,953 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #264 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Desert Aire CDP?: Median household income in Desert Aire CDP is $83,482 a year, 6.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Desert Aire CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,689 a month and the median home value is $434,600, so rent absorbs about 24.3% of median household income.
Is Desert Aire CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Desert Aire CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Desert Aire CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.