Chelan vs Wenatchee

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

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

Wenatchee has the higher population (35,502 vs 4,314 in Chelan). Chelan has the higher median household income ($71,996 vs $70,000 in Wenatchee). Chelan has the higher median home value ($428,200 vs $391,200 in Wenatchee).

Population, income & housing

	Chelan	Wenatchee
Population	4,314	35,502
Median age	46.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,996	$70,000
Median home value	$428,200	$391,200
Median gross rent	$1,447	$1,194
Housing units	2,957	14,558
Homeownership rate	58.4%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelan	Wenatchee
Population	4,146 → 4,314 (+4.1%)	34,188 → 35,502 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$57,778 → $71,996 (+24.6%)	$53,167 → $70,000 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $428,200 (+28.1%)	$253,600 → $391,200 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,447 (+66.9%)	$934 → $1,194 (+27.8%)

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

Wenatchee

Population

34,18835,502

Median household income

$53,167$70,000

Median home value

$253,600$391,200

Median gross rent

$934$1,194

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelan	Wenatchee
Under 5	3.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	19.2%	9.5%
75 and over	8.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelan	Wenatchee
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	58.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.7%
Asian	1.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	35.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelan	Wenatchee
No high school diploma	17.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelan	Wenatchee
Drove alone	60.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	15.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	6.0%
Other means	4.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelan	Wenatchee
1-unit, detached	57.8%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	8.4%
20 or more units	10.5%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Chelan	Wenatchee
Poverty rate	9.5%	11.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1984	1976