Housing data for ZIP code 98375

Name: Housing in ZIP code 98375, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 98375 has an estimated 31,187 residents and 10,620 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in South Hill, Pierce County.

24.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,337 (±$147) a month.

The median home value is $522,100 (±$23,813).

The median household income is $117,074 (±$7,756) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 31,187 (±1,811)
Median gross rent: $2,337
Median home value: $522,100
Households that rent: 24.6%

How ZIP code 98375 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 98375	South Hill	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Residents	31,187 (±1,811)	68,025	930,319	7,816,116	334,922,499
Housing units	10,620 (±506)	23,807	369,709	3,306,620	143,775,355
Households that rent	24.6% (±3.5 points)	29.5%	35.3%	36.2%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,337 (±$147)	$2,088	$1,806	$1,760	$1,413
Median home value	$522,100 (±$23,813)	$543,600	$526,600	$564,600	$332,700
Median household income	$117,074 (±$7,756)	$113,130	$99,564	$98,141	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$4,673 (±$274)	$4,632	$4,770	$4,556	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	48.1% (±10.2 points)	49.7%	53.0%	49.9%	51.1%
Built before 1980	10.3% (±2.2 points)	18.1%	42.4%	43.4%	49.7%
Average commute	35.2 minutes (±1.5)	33.9 minutes	31.3 minutes	26.6 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	95.6% (±1.9 points)	97.1%	94.6%	93.6%	91.0%
Median age of residents	33.5 years (±1.5)	35.3 years	37.0 years	38.3 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 98375, median gross rent is higher than in Pierce County ($1,806).

It is also higher than in Washington ($1,760).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 98375 is higher than in South Hill as a whole ($2,088).

Its median home value is not measurably different from South Hill as a whole ($543,600).

Among the 46 ZIP codes in Pierce County with a published estimate, ZIP 98375 ranks 2 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 48 ZIP codes in Pierce County with a published estimate, ZIP 98375 ranks 27 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 50 ZIP codes in Pierce County with a published estimate, ZIP 98375 ranks 12 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 98375

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Less than $500	1.0% (±1.6 points)	3.1%	4.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.9% (±3.8 points)	5.9%	10.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.5% (±6.3 points)	21.7%	21.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.3% (±7.0 points)	31.6%	26.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.7% (±7.5 points)	22.2%	18.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	15.9% (±5.8 points)	8.7%	9.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	25.7% (±6.8 points)	6.8%	9.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 25.7% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 98375

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$2,544 (±$1,394)
1 bedroom	$1,796 (±$117)
2 bedrooms	$1,965 (±$184)
3 bedrooms	$2,316 (±$196)
4 bedrooms	$3,235 (±$134)

Rent burden in ZIP code 98375

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	10.2% (±5.3 points)	9.0%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.4% (±8.1 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.7% (±4.4 points)	13.5%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.6% (±6.1 points)	12.8%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.6% (±4.0 points)	10.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	39.5% (±9.4 points)	42.6%	40.1%	41.9%

48.1% (±10.2 points) of renting households in ZIP code 98375 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 98375

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Less than $50,000	2.8% (±1.9 points)	3.0%	2.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.4% (±0.6 points)	1.5%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	1.4% (±1.2 points)	0.9%	1.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.6% (±0.5 points)	1.0%	2.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	3.7% (±1.5 points)	4.3%	7.0%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	36.6% (±4.8 points)	35.7%	27.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	53.4% (±5.1 points)	46.4%	40.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.0% (±0.7 points)	7.3%	15.9%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 98375

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Single-family, detached	77.8% (±3.8 points)	65.2%	61.9%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	6.7% (±2.0 points)	5.2%	4.4%	6.2%
2 units	0.7% (±0.4 points)	2.5%	2.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.9% (±1.1 points)	4.0%	3.5%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.8% (±0.6 points)	4.7%	4.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.1% (±1.6 points)	5.4%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.8% (±0.9 points)	8.1%	13.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	7.2% (±2.7 points)	4.5%	5.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 98375 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
2020 or later	0.4% (±0.4 points)	2.2%	2.3%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	18.1% (±2.5 points)	11.0%	12.1%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	37.3% (±3.8 points)	16.0%	15.1%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	16.2% (±3.4 points)	15.6%	14.8%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	17.8% (±3.2 points)	12.9%	12.4%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	6.3% (±1.7 points)	13.8%	14.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	2.4% (±1.2 points)	8.8%	8.7%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	0.6% (±0.5 points)	5.9%	6.7%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.1% (±0.2 points)	3.8%	4.2%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.9% (±0.6 points)	10.1%	9.6%	11.7%

10.3% of the homes in ZIP code 98375 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 98375

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Utility gas	45.5% (±3.6 points)	33.8%	33.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.9%	1.3%	3.9%
Electricity	48.0% (±4.2 points)	59.9%	58.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.4% (±2.7 points)	2.4%	3.0%	4.9%
Wood	1.5% (±0.9 points)	1.9%	2.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.7%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 98375 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 98375	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Drove alone	73.2% (±2.7 points)	70.7%	63.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.9% (±1.9 points)	9.7%	8.5%	8.5%
Public transportation	1.7% (±0.8 points)	2.1%	3.4%	3.2%
Walked	0.3% (±0.2 points)	2.2%	3.0%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.5% (±1.1 points)	1.3%	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.5% (±2.2 points)	13.9%	19.8%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 98375 take an average of 35.2 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 98375

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
South Hill	49%	$2,088	29.5%
Frederickson	39%	$2,386	26.2%
Summit View	11%	$1,887	41.0%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 98375

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
98446	3.0 mi	$1,991	$487,500	$101,938	33.2%
98373	3.1 mi	$1,929	$565,700	$103,796	45.2%
98374	3.4 mi	$2,061	$535,300	$112,662	29.5%
98387	4.2 mi	$1,869	$461,000	$106,872	22.6%
98445	4.3 mi	$1,778	$444,800	$92,520	31.5%
98338	5.4 mi	$1,854	$509,600	$114,819	15.5%
98447	6.2 mi	—	—	—	—
98371	6.6 mi	$1,769	$556,800	$97,242	28.1%

Crime reported to police in Pierce County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Pierce County recorded 411 violent and 2,060 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 98375 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 98375: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 98375

What is the median rent in ZIP code 98375?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 98375 is $2,337 (±$147) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 98375?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 98375 is $522,100 (±$23,813) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 98375?

The median household income in ZIP code 98375 is $117,074 (±$7,756) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 98375 in?

Most of ZIP code 98375’s land lies in South Hill; it also covers Frederickson, Summit View.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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