East Wenatchee vs Waterville

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

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

East Wenatchee has the higher population (14,114 vs 1,353 in Waterville). East Wenatchee has the higher median household income ($81,050 vs $75,854 in Waterville). East Wenatchee has the higher median home value ($414,000 vs $247,300 in Waterville).

Population, income & housing

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
Population	14,114	1,353
Median age	35.4 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,050	$75,854
Median home value	$414,000	$247,300
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,533
Housing units	5,503	530
Homeownership rate	58.1%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
Population	13,960 → 14,114 (+1.1%)	1,513 → 1,353 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$54,223 → $81,050 (+49.5%)	$59,830 → $75,854 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$274,800 → $414,000 (+50.7%)	$174,000 → $247,300 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,284 (+36.9%)	$743 → $1,533 (+106.3%)

East Wenatchee

Population

13,96014,114

Median household income

$54,223$81,050

Median home value

$274,800$414,000

Median gross rent

$938$1,284

Waterville

Population

1,5131,353

Median household income

$59,830$75,854

Median home value

$174,000$247,300

Median gross rent

$743$1,533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
Under 5	6.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	21.4%	9.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	20.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	17.5%
75 and over	7.5%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	71.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	36.2%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
No high school diploma	15.4%	20.7%
High school graduate	31.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
Drove alone	80.9%	79.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	4.6%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	13.4%
Other means	2.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
1-unit, detached	57.1%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	East Wenatchee	Waterville
Poverty rate	7.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1977	1944