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Chelan County, WA

Demographic and economic profile of Chelan County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Chelan County, WA is a small county of 81,228 residents with a foreign-born population of 14.2%, reflecting the agricultural labor base common to Washington's orchard-dependent regions. The workforce of roughly 49,000 participates at a 60.7% rate, with 30.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $41,309, below the median household income of $82,381, suggesting multi-earner households are common. Population grew 5.0% over five years, unemployment sits at 4.0%, and a median home value of $454,900 against a poverty rate of 9.0% points to a housing cost gap relative to local wage levels.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

81,228

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$82,381

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.0% since 2018

Chelan County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone53,704 (67.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone12,871 (16.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,378 (11.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,136 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone887 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone661 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish17,997
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic331
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island241
  4. 4.Other Indo-European194
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic178

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,989

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$70,846

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,092

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,783
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,477
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,732
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,337
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining3,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,540
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,760
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,344
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,358
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,671

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.90×)3,463
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.33×)1,125
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.22×)2,108
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)3,820
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)4,611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$454,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,182/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9995,189 (25.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,802 (18.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,088 (15.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,581 (12.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,338 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,019 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,309

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,105 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled3,556 (9.9%)
  • Worked At Home3,444 (9.6%)
  • Walked1,250 (3.5%)
  • Public Transit739 (2.1%)
  • Other611 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.