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Spokane County · Washington

ZIP code 99204

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 99204 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
7,519

ZCTA residents

Median income
$50,266

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$355,700

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
9%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 99204 sits in Spokane County, Washington and is home to 7,519 people. Median household income is $50,266, the median home is worth $355,700 and median gross rent is $1,103. 30.8% 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 99204

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

Population
7,519ZIP 99204 residents
Median household income
$50,266Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$355,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,103Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
30.8%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 99204

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
26%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
7.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,846/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
18.8%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 99204 compares

ZIP 99204 against the median ZIP in Spokane County and across Washington.

MeasureZIP 99204County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$50,266$74,302$80,861-38%
Median home value$355,700$368,400$421,200-16%
Median gross rent$1,103$1,174$1,305-15%
Population7,5199,3124,632+62%

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 9% of 556 state ZIPs

#508
Home value

above 36% of 548 state ZIPs

#349
Population

larger than 57% of 605 state ZIPs

#260

Comparable ZIP codes

Washington ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
99346Benton County$50,588$214,700
98824Grant County$50,795$180,200
99125Whitman County$50,893$171,900$975
99133Douglas County$49,625$221,100$703
99140Ferry County$50,944$138,900$559
98586Pacific County$49,554$231,900$942

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Spokane County.

ZIP 99204 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 99204?
ZIP 99204 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 99204?
Purchases are taxed at 9% combined, built from the Spokane jurisdiction stack.
Is 99204 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,103 a month, about 26% of median household income, and the median home is worth $355,700-16% 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 99204, 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.