Chelan vs Leavenworth

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

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

Chelan has the higher population (4,314 vs 2,676 in Leavenworth). Leavenworth has the higher median household income ($74,653 vs $71,996 in Chelan). Leavenworth has the higher median home value ($564,100 vs $428,200 in Chelan).

Population, income & housing

	Chelan	Leavenworth
Population	4,314	2,676
Median age	46.7 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,996	$74,653
Median home value	$428,200	$564,100
Median gross rent	$1,447	$884
Housing units	2,957	1,396
Homeownership rate	58.4%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelan	Leavenworth
Population	4,146 → 4,314 (+4.1%)	2,375 → 2,676 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$57,778 → $71,996 (+24.6%)	$55,275 → $74,653 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $428,200 (+28.1%)	$355,600 → $564,100 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,447 (+66.9%)	$876 → $884 (+0.9%)

Chelan

Population

4,1464,314

Median household income

$57,778$71,996

Median home value

$334,300$428,200

Median gross rent

$867$1,447

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	Leavenworth
Under 5	3.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.5%
65 to 74	19.2%	12.9%
75 and over	8.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelan	Leavenworth
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelan	Leavenworth
No high school diploma	17.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelan	Leavenworth
Drove alone	60.0%	53.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	15.2%	16.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	14.5%	19.2%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelan	Leavenworth
1-unit, detached	57.8%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	11.6%
20 or more units	10.5%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Chelan	Leavenworth
Poverty rate	9.5%	6.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1984	1980