Washington · Census place 11615
Chelan city, WA
Quick answer
Chelan city has 4,314 residents, ranking #214 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $71,996, the median home is worth $428,200 and median gross rent runs $1,447 a month.
- Population
- 4,314Chelan city residents
- Median household income
- $71,996Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $428,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,447Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chelan city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chelan city median would spend about 24.1% 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 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.5% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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