Washington · Census place 12945
Cle Elum city, WA
Quick answer
Cle Elum city has 2,078 residents, ranking #310 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $56,912, the median home is worth $379,300 and median gross rent runs $1,075 a month.
- Population
- 2,078Cle Elum city residents
- Median household income
- $56,912Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $379,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,075Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cle Elum city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cle Elum city median would spend about 22.7% 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 6.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 58% 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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