Manson vs Wenatchee

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

Manson 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 1,595 in Manson). Manson has the higher median household income ($74,750 vs $70,000 in Wenatchee). Manson has the higher median home value ($549,600 vs $391,200 in Wenatchee).

Population, income & housing

	Manson	Wenatchee
Population	1,595	35,502
Median age	52.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,750	$70,000
Median home value	$549,600	$391,200
Median gross rent	$1,667	$1,194
Housing units	1,042	14,558
Homeownership rate	76.6%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manson	Wenatchee
Population	1,336 → 1,595 (+19.4%)	34,188 → 35,502 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$48,860 → $74,750 (+53.0%)	$53,167 → $70,000 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$265,900 → $549,600 (+106.7%)	$253,600 → $391,200 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $1,667 (+147.7%)	$934 → $1,194 (+27.8%)

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

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)

	Manson	Wenatchee
Under 5	3.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	5.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.5%
75 and over	17.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manson	Wenatchee
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	58.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.7%	35.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manson	Wenatchee
No high school diploma	7.4%	15.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manson	Wenatchee
Drove alone	72.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	6.0%
Other means	7.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manson	Wenatchee
1-unit, detached	59.8%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Manson	Wenatchee
Poverty rate	11.2%	11.7%
Average household size	2.59	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1992	1976