The boundary of ZIP Code 97224, in Washington, Oregon.
The basics
Total Population
Total number of people living here.
Census ACS B01003 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The American Community Survey's 5-year estimate of the number of people living in the area (ACS B01003), read at each geographic level directly rather than summed up from smaller areas. Served as-is with no further calculation; areas with zero recorded population are dropped from the data entirely.
36,569
Median Age
Middle age of the population.
Census ACS B01002 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The American Community Survey's 5-year median age of all residents in the area (ACS table B01002), read straight from the ACS for that geography with no aggregation or derived arithmetic. Census sentinel codes for unavailable, not-applicable and suppressed values are set to null, and areas with no population are dropped.
45.9
Population Density
People per square mile (population ÷ land area).
Census ACS + TIGER · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
Total population divided by the area's land area in square miles, using the land area recorded on the Census TIGER boundary file (which excludes water).
4,041.52
Home values & property tax
Median Property Tax
Median annual real estate tax payment.
Census ACS B25103 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
Median annual real estate tax paid on owner-occupied housing units, taken straight from ACS table B25103 with no further computation. ACS top-codes this median at 10001, meaning $10,000 or more, and that code is served unchanged.
$5,524
Property Tax Rate
Median property tax ÷ median home value.
Catalog name: Effective Tax Rate
Census ACS B25103, B25077 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The median annual real-estate tax bill across owner-occupied homes with and without a mortgage (ACS B25103), divided by the median home value (ACS B25077). Left blank when either median is a bound ACS publishes in place of a figure -- a home value of $2,000,000 or more or under $10,000, or a tax of $10,000 or more -- and also when the tax figure is a literal zero.
0.92%
Cost of living & affordability
Home Price vs Income
Median home value ÷ median household income.
Catalog name: Price-to-Income Ratio
Census ACS B25077, B19013 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
Median home value (ACS B25077) divided by median household income (ACS B19013). Left blank wherever ACS censored either input, meaning home values published as "$9,999 or less" or "$2,000,000 or more" and incomes published as "$250,000 or more", because a ratio of two capped medians is not a measurement.
6.11×
Median Income
Median household income.
Census ACS B19013 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
Median household income across all households in the area, published directly by the Census Bureau in ACS table B19013 rather than recomputed by Juniper. Areas at the top of the range carry the Bureau's code 250001, which stands for $250,000 or more, and that code is served as published.
$98,125
Median Rent
Median monthly gross rent.
Census ACS B25064 · Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year)
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
Median monthly gross rent, taken directly from ACS B25064 with no further calculation. Values at the top of the distribution arrive as the ACS top-code 3,501 rather than a true median, and that code is served as reported rather than blanked out.
$1,742
Home prices & appreciation
Home Price Growth, Past Year
One-year FHFA Home Price Index change.
Catalog name: Appreciation 1yr %
FHFA HPI through 2025
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
FHFA's published one-year percent change in the House Price Index for this area, taken as-is from FHFA's annual HPI file for the matching geography (tract, ZIP, county or state) rather than recomputed here. Juniper reads the most recent annual data year available in the pipeline.
-1.5%
Pandemic Price Run-Up
Trough-to-peak home price gain over the pandemic, 2019–20 to 2022–23.
Catalog name: Pandemic Gain %
FHFA HPI, 2019–2020 to 2022–2023
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The highest FHFA house price index reading in 2022-2023 minus the lowest reading in 2019-2020, divided by that 2019-2020 low, times 100.
37%
2008 Crash: Peak-to-Trough Drop
Peak-to-trough home price decline, 2005–07 to 2009–12. Higher is a bigger drop; negative means the market rose across the window instead of falling.
Catalog name: Recession Drop %
FHFA HPI, 2005–2007 to 2009–2012
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The highest FHFA house price index reading in 2005-2007 minus the lowest reading in 2009-2012, divided by that 2005-2007 peak, times 100. A negative value means the 2009-2012 low was still above the pre-crash high.
25%
Climate & weather
Summer Avg High (°F)
Average summer (Jun-Aug) daily high temperature in °F.
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The 1991-2020 average daily high temperature across June, July and August, from the NOAA station nearest the tract or ZIP centroid that reports it, and left empty when no such station lies within about 200 km. County values are population-weighted averages of their tracts, and state values population-weighted averages of their counties.
79.8
Winter Avg Low (°F)
Average winter (Dec-Feb) daily low temperature in °F.
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The 1991-2020 NOAA normal of daily low temperature over December, January and February, read from the nearest station that measures it to the tract or ZIP centroid, and left blank when no such station lies within about 200 km. County values are population-weighted averages of their tracts and state values population-weighted averages of their counties, in both cases counting only the units a station actually covers.
34.2
Avg Temperature (°F)
Average annual daily temperature in °F (nearest station 30-year normal).
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The 1991-2020 annual average daily temperature normal from the NOAA weather station nearest the tract or ZIP centroid that reports temperature, matched separately for each climate metric so different metrics can draw on different stations. An area with no reporting station within 200 km is left blank; county values are population-weighted averages of their tracts, and state values are population-weighted averages of their counties.
53.7
Hot Days/yr (>90°F)
Average number of days per year with a high above 90°F.
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The 1991-2020 average number of days a year with a daily high above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, taken from the nearest NOAA station to the area's centre that measures it; with no station within about 200 km the value is left blank rather than zero. County values are population-weighted averages of their tracts, and state values population-weighted averages of their counties.
15
Freezing Days/yr (<32°F)
Average number of days per year with a low below 32°F.
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
NOAA's 1991-2020 normal for the average number of days a year with a daily low below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, taken from the nearest weather station reporting that measurement to the tract or ZIP centroid, and left blank when no such station lies within about 200 km. County values are population-weighted averages of their tracts and state values of their counties, counting only the areas that have a reading.
41.7
Annual Precipitation (in)
Average total yearly precipitation in inches.
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
NOAA's 1991-2020 normal for total yearly precipitation, in inches, read from the nearest station that measures precipitation to the tract or ZIP centre; no such station within about 200 km leaves the value blank rather than zero. County figures are population-weighted averages of their tracts and state figures of their counties, in each case averaging only the areas that carry a value.
42
Annual Snowfall (in)
Average total yearly snowfall in inches.
NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
The 1991-2020 average total yearly snowfall in inches, from the NOAA weather station nearest the area's center that actually measures snowfall; a station that does not measure snow is skipped rather than read as zero, and an area with no snow-measuring station within about 200 km is left blank. County values are population-weighted averages of their tracts, and state values population-weighted averages of their counties.
1
Flood & disaster risk
Coastal Flood Loss per $1,000
Expected annual loss to buildings from coastal flooding (storm surge and coastal inundation), per $1K of building value. Does not include riverine flooding, which FEMA models separately.
Catalog name: EAL Flood/Coastal per $1K
FEMA NRI · FEMA National Risk Index 2025
How it is calculated →How it is calculated
FEMA National Risk Index modelled expected annual loss from coastal flooding, in dollars, divided by the same area's FEMA building-value exposure expressed in thousands of dollars; an area with no reported building value is left blank rather than shown as zero. This covers coastal flooding only, not inland or riverine flooding, and county figures are population-weighted averages of their tract values while state figures are population-weighted averages of their county values, counting a place where FEMA models no coastal flood loss as zero rather than as missing.
$0
The full report
Six pillars — each with percentile benchmarks, 16-year trends, and per-metric detail.
People
Work & Money
Housing
Amenities
Climate
Environment & Risk
ZIP Code 97224: frequently asked questions
- What is the typical home value in ZIP Code 97224?
- The estimated median home value in ZIP Code 97224 today is $604,983, higher than 83% of U.S. ZIP codes.
- How much is property tax in ZIP Code 97224?
- The median annual property tax in ZIP Code 97224 is $5,524, an effective rate of 0.92% of home value.
- Is ZIP Code 97224 expensive to live in?
- Homes in ZIP Code 97224 cost about 6.11× the median household income, higher than 91% of U.S. ZIP codes.
- What is the average rent in ZIP Code 97224?
- The median gross rent in ZIP Code 97224 is $1,742 a month, higher than 85% of U.S. ZIP codes.
- How much have home prices grown in ZIP Code 97224?
- Home prices in ZIP Code 97224 have moved 32% over the past five years (-1.5% in the past year), per the FHFA House Price Index.
- How many people live in ZIP Code 97224?
- ZIP Code 97224 has a population of 36,569, about 4,041.52 people per square mile, per the U.S. Census American Community Survey. The median age is 45.9.
- What is the weather like in ZIP Code 97224?
- ZIP Code 97224 averages 53.7°F year-round, summer highs near 79.8°F, winter lows around 34.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It sees about 1 inches of snow a year.
- Is ZIP Code 97224 at risk of flooding or natural disasters?
- ZIP Code 97224's FEMA National Risk Index score is 67 (near the U.S. ZIP codes median). Its greatest modeled natural hazard is inland flooding. Modeled coastal-flood loss is negligible.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, FEMA National Risk Index, FHFA House Price Index, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), EPA. Explore the map →