Chewelah

Population: 2,552
Median household income: $55,516
Median home value: $226,900

Located in Stevens County, Washington, Chewelah is a community with a population of 2,552. At $55,516, its median household income sits below Stevens County's $67,405.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chewelah's population declined 2.7% from 2,623 to 2,552, while its median home value rose 36.7% from $166,000 to $226,900.

Owners occupy 67.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,552
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,516
Median home value: $226,900
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 1,293
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6232,552

Median household income

$39,618$55,516

Median home value

$166,000$226,900

Median gross rent

$541$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,623	$39,618	$166,000	$541
2020	2,645	$45,795	$177,100	$720
2021	2,479	$47,609	$178,100	$783
2022	2,508	$52,905	$202,700	$901
2023	2,552	$55,516	$226,900	$907

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	4.6%
5 to 17	313	12.3%
18 to 24	174	6.8%
25 to 34	239	9.4%
35 to 44	249	9.8%
45 to 54	303	11.9%
55 to 64	467	18.3%
65 to 74	435	17.0%
75 and over	255	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,092	82.0%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	59	2.3%
Some other race	111	4.3%
Two or more races	208	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	199	10.2%
High school graduate	644	33.1%
Some college or associate's	678	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	271	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	156	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	774	72.5%
Carpooled	110	10.3%
Public transit	9	0.8%
Walked	33	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	134	12.6%
Other means	7	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	480	51.4%
15 to 29 min	246	26.4%
30 to 44 min	125	13.4%
45 to 59 min	26	2.8%
60+ min	56	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 18.1% (457 of 2,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	628	54.9%
Nonfamily households	515	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,143	88.4%
Vacant	150	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	775	67.8%
Renter-occupied	368	32.2%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other18.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	913	70.6%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	31	2.4%
5 to 19 units	67	5.2%
20 or more units	39	3.0%
Mobile home & other	233	18.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5312140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 48.2826, -117.7169