Chelan vs Sunnyslope

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

Chelan and Sunnyslope 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 3,674 in Sunnyslope). Sunnyslope has the higher median household income ($131,250 vs $71,996 in Chelan). Sunnyslope has the higher median home value ($677,600 vs $428,200 in Chelan).

Population, income & housing

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
Population	4,314	3,674
Median age	46.7 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,996	$131,250
Median home value	$428,200	$677,600
Median gross rent	$1,447	$993
Housing units	2,957	1,431
Homeownership rate	58.4%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
Population	4,146 → 4,314 (+4.1%)	3,704 → 3,674 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$57,778 → $71,996 (+24.6%)	$97,882 → $131,250 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $428,200 (+28.1%)	$445,200 → $677,600 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,447 (+66.9%)	$1,071 → $993 (-7.3%)

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

Sunnyslope

Population

3,7043,674

Median household income

$97,882$131,250

Median home value

$445,200$677,600

Median gross rent

$1,071$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
Under 5	3.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.4%
65 to 74	19.2%	13.5%
75 and over	8.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.6%
Asian	1.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
No high school diploma	17.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
Drove alone	60.0%	68.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	15.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	15.5%
Other means	4.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
1-unit, detached	57.8%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Chelan	Sunnyslope
Poverty rate	9.5%	8.4%
Average household size	2.26	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1984	1993