Entiat vs South Wenatchee

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

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

Entiat has the higher population (1,151 vs 1,083 in South Wenatchee). Entiat has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $61,959 in South Wenatchee). Entiat has the higher median home value ($336,400 vs $244,400 in South Wenatchee).

Population, income & housing

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
Population	1,151	1,083
Median age	43.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$61,959
Median home value	$336,400	$244,400
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,300
Housing units	505	478
Homeownership rate	79.5%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
Population	1,029 → 1,151 (+11.9%)	1,821 → 1,083 (-40.5%)
Median household income	$65,174 → $76,250 (+17.0%)	$49,231 → $61,959 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$212,200 → $336,400 (+58.5%)	$160,100 → $244,400 (+52.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,220 → $1,463 (+19.9%)	$1,023 → $1,300 (+27.1%)

Entiat

Population

1,0291,151

Median household income

$65,174$76,250

Median home value

$212,200$336,400

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,463

South Wenatchee

Population

1,8211,083

Median household income

$49,231$61,959

Median home value

$160,100$244,400

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
Under 5	3.2%	9.1%
5 to 17	8.7%	13.3%
18 to 24	10.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	16.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	14.4%	9.2%
75 and over	14.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	28.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	66.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
No high school diploma	8.5%	32.2%
High school graduate	36.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
Drove alone	80.2%	48.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	27.8%
Public transit	2.2%	6.8%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.9%
Other means	4.4%	7.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
1-unit, detached	73.7%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Entiat	South Wenatchee
Poverty rate	3.7%	17.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1989	1959