Chelan County, Washington

Chelan County has a population of 80,172 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $490,100, about 6.0 times the county's median household income of $82,381.

Home price
$490,100
Income
$82,381
Population
80,172
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$490,100county
Median gross rent$1,226county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,739county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,500county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,143county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,063county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$82,381county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate8.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.6%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$88,957county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport44459county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths21.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county39county
Public school enrollment12602county
Students per full-time teacher17.4county
Free lunch eligible60.5%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools7county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians111county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter10.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population80,172county
Land area in square miles2,921county
People per square mile of land27.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores25county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store12.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.5%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States14.0%county
Second languages25.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents123county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in2,553county
Households that moved away2,493county
Average income of arriving households$88,557county
Average income of departing households$67,396county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year783county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings61.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.8 incounty
Annual snowfall28.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing144 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 6county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$65county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh3.7¢county
Household electricity use1,782 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity93.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.3%county
Homes heated by propane0.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband90.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk91.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.5county
Landslide risk95.5county
Hail risk67.2county
Earthquake risk88.8county
Tornado risk9.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk77.2county
Winter weather risk76.1county
Strong wind risk10.8county
Wildfire risk99.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chelan County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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