What is the population of Chehalis city?

Chehalis city has 7,536 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #154 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Chehalis city?

Median household income in Chehalis city is $68,021 a year, 13.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chehalis city?

Median gross rent is $1,055 a month and the median home value is $330,800, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.

Is Chehalis city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chehalis city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Chehalis, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Chehalis, Washington (Chehalis, WA — Census place “Chehalis city”) is 7,536 residents, ranking #154 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $68,021, the median home is worth $330,800 and median gross rent runs $1,055 a month. Looking for the Chehalis Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chehalis, WA: 98532.

Population: 7,536Chehalis city residents
Median household income: $68,021Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $330,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,055Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.1%Owner-occupied households

Chehalis ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chehalis.

The Chehalis WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

98532

What the numbers mean in Chehalis city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chehalis city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 48.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Chehalis city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Chehalis city is a mid-size town in Washington, with 7,536 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #154 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 34.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Chehalis city earn a median of $68,021 a year, 13.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 15.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Chehalis city is valued at $330,800, 9% above the national figure and 29% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,055 a month, 25% below the national figure, or roughly $12,660 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 48.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Chehalis city?: Chehalis city has 7,536 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #154 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Chehalis city?: Median household income in Chehalis city is $68,021 a year, 13.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chehalis city?: Median gross rent is $1,055 a month and the median home value is $330,800, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
Is Chehalis city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chehalis city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Chehalis city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.