What is the population of Waitsburg city?

Waitsburg city has 940 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #407 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Waitsburg city?

Median household income in Waitsburg city is $72,917 a year, 7.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waitsburg city?

Median gross rent is $820 a month and the median home value is $266,700, so rent absorbs about 13.5% of median household income.

Is Waitsburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waitsburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waitsburg, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waitsburg, Washington (Waitsburg, WA — Census place “Waitsburg city”) is 940 residents, ranking #407 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $72,917, the median home is worth $266,700 and median gross rent runs $820 a month. Looking for the Waitsburg Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waitsburg, WA: 99361.

Population: 940Waitsburg city residents
Median household income: $72,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $266,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $820Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 46.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 72.6%Owner-occupied households

Waitsburg ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waitsburg.

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

99361

What the numbers mean in Waitsburg city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waitsburg city median would spend about 13.5% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 72.6% of households own their home.

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

Waitsburg city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waitsburg city is a very small community in Washington, with 940 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #407 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 36% of them. The median age here is 46.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Waitsburg city earn a median of $72,917 a year, 7.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% 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 12.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waitsburg city is valued at $266,700, 12.1% below the national figure and 43% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $820 a month, 41.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,840 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.5% 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 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72.6% 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 940 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Waitsburg city against its county rather than against national figures.

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 Waitsburg city?: Waitsburg city has 940 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #407 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Waitsburg city?: Median household income in Waitsburg city is $72,917 a year, 7.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waitsburg city?: Median gross rent is $820 a month and the median home value is $266,700, so rent absorbs about 13.5% of median household income.
Is Waitsburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waitsburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waitsburg city 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.