What is the population of Machias CDP?

Machias CDP has 1,112 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #386 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Machias CDP?

Median household income in Machias CDP is $127,043 a year, 61.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,538 a month and the median home value is $631,900, so rent absorbs about 14.5% of median household income.

Is Machias CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Machias CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Machias, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Machias, Washington (Machias, WA — Census place “Machias CDP”) is 1,112 residents, ranking #386 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $127,043, the median home is worth $631,900 and median gross rent runs $1,538 a month. Looking for the Machias Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Machias, WA: 98258.

Population: 1,112Machias CDP residents
Median household income: $127,043Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $631,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,538Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.4%Owner-occupied households

Machias ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Machias.

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

98258

What the numbers mean in Machias CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Machias CDP median would spend about 14.5% 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 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.2% of residents and 76.4% of households own their home.

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

Machias CDP, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Machias CDP is a small town in Washington, with 1,112 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #386 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Machias CDP earn a median of $127,043 a year, 61.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 40% above 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 2.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Machias CDP is valued at $631,900, 108.3% above the national figure and 35% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,538 a month, 9.4% above the national figure, or roughly $18,456 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 76.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Machias CDP?: Machias CDP has 1,112 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #386 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Machias CDP?: Median household income in Machias CDP is $127,043 a year, 61.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Machias CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,538 a month and the median home value is $631,900, so rent absorbs about 14.5% of median household income.
Is Machias CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Machias CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Machias 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.