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Spokane County · Washington

ZIP code 99201

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 99201 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
14,432

ZCTA residents

Median income
$35,286

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$259,800

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
9%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 99201 sits in Spokane County, Washington and is home to 14,432 people. Median household income is $35,286, the median home is worth $259,800 and median gross rent is $883. 30.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 9% combined.

County
Spokane County

FIPS 53063

State
Washington (WA)

605 ZIPs covered

Area codes
425, 509

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Spokane

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 99201

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
14,432ZIP 99201 residents
Median household income
$35,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$259,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$883Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
30.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 99201

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
9%Spokane jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$90Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Spokane rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
30%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
7.4×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,348/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
32.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 99201 compares

ZIP 99201 against the median ZIP in Spokane County and across Washington.

MeasureZIP 99201County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$35,286$74,302$80,861-56%
Median home value$259,800$368,400$421,200-38%
Median gross rent$883$1,174$1,305-32%
Population14,4329,3124,632+212%

Medians are computed across the 40 ZIP areas in Spokane County and the 605 ZIP areas in Washington.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 605 Washington ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 1% of 556 state ZIPs

#549
Home value

above 19% of 548 state ZIPs

#443
Population

larger than 66% of 605 state ZIPs

#205

Comparable ZIP codes

Washington ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
98644Pacific County$35,357$246,700$627
99143Whitman County$35,385$120,300$666
98326Clallam County$34,883$284,400$925
98562Grays Harbor County$35,802
98533Lewis County$35,887$352,100$842
98255Skagit County$35,893$206,000

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Spokane County.

ZIP 99201 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 99201?
ZIP 99201 lies mostly in Spokane County, Washington. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 99201?
Purchases are taxed at 9% combined, built from the Spokane jurisdiction stack.
Is 99201 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $883 a month, about 30% of median household income, and the median home is worth $259,800-38% against the typical Washington ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99201, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.