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Chelan County, WA

81,228 Population
2,921.2 square miles 27.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,291 ±$4,590 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,119 ±$9,725 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±2.6% (7,619  ±2,067) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.2 minutes ±0.8 (657,740  ±33,072) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,188 ±1,322 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (79,412  ±44) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±2.2% (660  ±375) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

39,906 ±42 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$545,900 ±$44,327 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15% ±5% (12,062  ±4,026.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±6% (50,820  ±3,510.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.1% ±3.5% (17,803  ±2,032.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.7% (8,695  ±1,618) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±1.3% (3,391  ±815) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,391 Total veterans ±815 3,391 Male ±815 N/A Female ±218

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