What is the population of Pe Ell town?

Pe Ell town has 520 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #466 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Pe Ell town?

Median household income in Pe Ell town is $59,625 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pe Ell town?

Median gross rent is $875 a month and the median home value is $196,600, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.

Is Pe Ell town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pe Ell town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Pe Ell, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Pe Ell, Washington (Pe Ell, WA — Census place “Pe Ell town”) is 520 residents, ranking #466 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $59,625, the median home is worth $196,600 and median gross rent runs $875 a month. Looking for the Pe Ell Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Pe Ell, WA: 98572.

Population: 520Pe Ell town residents
Median household income: $59,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $196,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78.5%Owner-occupied households

Pe Ell ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pe Ell.

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

98572

What the numbers mean in Pe Ell town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Pe Ell town median would spend about 17.6% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.4% of residents and 78.5% of households own their home.

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

Pe Ell town, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Pe Ell town is a very small community in Washington, with 520 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #466 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 27% of them. The median age here is 38.7 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 Pe Ell town earn a median of $59,625 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 34% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Pe Ell town is valued at $196,600, 35.2% below the national figure and 58% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $875 a month, 37.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.6% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.5% 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.

With 520 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Pe Ell town against its county rather than against national figures.

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 Pe Ell town?: Pe Ell town has 520 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #466 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Pe Ell town?: Median household income in Pe Ell town is $59,625 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pe Ell town?: Median gross rent is $875 a month and the median home value is $196,600, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.
Is Pe Ell town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pe Ell town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Pe Ell town 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.