Chelan vs Manson

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

Chelan and Manson 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 1,595 in Manson). Manson has the higher median household income ($74,750 vs $71,996 in Chelan). Manson has the higher median home value ($549,600 vs $428,200 in Chelan).

Population, income & housing

	Chelan	Manson
Population	4,314	1,595
Median age	46.7 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,996	$74,750
Median home value	$428,200	$549,600
Median gross rent	$1,447	$1,667
Housing units	2,957	1,042
Homeownership rate	58.4%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelan	Manson
Population	4,146 → 4,314 (+4.1%)	1,336 → 1,595 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$57,778 → $71,996 (+24.6%)	$48,860 → $74,750 (+53.0%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $428,200 (+28.1%)	$265,900 → $549,600 (+106.7%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,447 (+66.9%)	$673 → $1,667 (+147.7%)

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

Manson

Population

1,3361,595

Median household income

$48,860$74,750

Median home value

$265,900$549,600

Median gross rent

$673$1,667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelan	Manson
Under 5	3.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	5.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	19.2%	12.5%
75 and over	8.0%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelan	Manson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	71.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelan	Manson
No high school diploma	17.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	34.6%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelan	Manson
Drove alone	60.0%	72.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	11.2%
Other means	4.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelan	Manson
1-unit, detached	57.8%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Chelan	Manson
Poverty rate	9.5%	11.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1984	1992