Chelan Falls vs Leavenworth

A side-by-side comparison of Chelan Falls and Leavenworth: population, income, housing, and more.

Chelan Falls and Leavenworth are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leavenworth has the higher population (2,676 vs 141 in Chelan Falls). Leavenworth has the higher median household income ($74,653 vs $32,143 in Chelan Falls). Since 2019, Chelan Falls's population has grown faster (+60.2% vs +12.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
Population	141	2,676
Median age	25.7 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$32,143	$74,653
Median home value	—	$564,100
Median gross rent	—	$884
Housing units	60	1,396
Homeownership rate	75.0%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
Population	88 → 141 (+60.2%)	2,375 → 2,676 (+12.7%)
Median household income	—	$55,275 → $74,653 (+35.1%)
Median home value	—	$355,600 → $564,100 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$876 → $884 (+0.9%)

Chelan Falls

Population

88141

Leavenworth

Population

2,3752,676

Median household income

$55,275$74,653

Median home value

$355,600$564,100

Median gross rent

$876$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	26.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	16.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	19.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	4.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	27.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	12.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
No high school diploma	25.9%	7.6%
High school graduate	43.2%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
Drove alone	50.0%	53.7%
Carpooled	29.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	16.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.2%
Other means	20.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
1-unit, detached	75.0%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	25.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Chelan Falls	Leavenworth
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.2%
Average household size	1.87	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1938	1980