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Chelan County, WA

79,997 Population
2,921.2 square miles 27.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,023 ±$3,648 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$76,722 ±$6,957 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.8% ±2.5% (6,963  ±1,990) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.5 minutes ±1.9 (621,610  ±72,924) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

32,915 ±1,142 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (78,165  ±28) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.2% ±2.3% (706  ±381) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

39,366 ±48 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$526,200 ±$32,996 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.5% ±3.9% (10,678  ±3,097.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86% ±5.8% (48,510  ±3,291.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
31.1% ±3.3% (17,535  ±1,863.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17% (13,592  ±2,556) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.2% ±1.5% (4,499  ±957) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,499 Total veterans ±957 4,125 Male ±929 374 Female ±294

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