What is the population of South Wenatchee CDP?

South Wenatchee CDP has 1,083 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #389 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in South Wenatchee CDP?

Median household income in South Wenatchee CDP is $61,959 a year, 21.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Wenatchee CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,300 a month and the median home value is $244,400, so rent absorbs about 25.2% of median household income.

Is South Wenatchee CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Wenatchee CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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South Wenatchee, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of South Wenatchee, Washington (South Wenatchee, WA — Census place “South Wenatchee CDP”) is 1,083 residents, ranking #389 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $61,959, the median home is worth $244,400 and median gross rent runs $1,300 a month. Looking for the South Wenatchee Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Wenatchee, WA: 98801.

Population: 1,083South Wenatchee CDP residents
Median household income: $61,959Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $244,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,300Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.3%Owner-occupied households

South Wenatchee ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Wenatchee.

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

98801

What the numbers mean in South Wenatchee CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the South Wenatchee CDP median would spend about 25.2% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 76.3% of households own their home.

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

South Wenatchee CDP, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

South Wenatchee CDP is a small town in Washington, with 1,083 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #389 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 41 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in South Wenatchee CDP earn a median of $61,959 a year, 21.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in South Wenatchee CDP is valued at $244,400, 19.4% below the national figure and 48% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,300 a month, 7.5% below the national figure, or roughly $15,600 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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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What is the population of South Wenatchee CDP?: South Wenatchee CDP has 1,083 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #389 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in South Wenatchee CDP?: Median household income in South Wenatchee CDP is $61,959 a year, 21.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Wenatchee CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,300 a month and the median home value is $244,400, so rent absorbs about 25.2% of median household income.
Is South Wenatchee CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Wenatchee CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this South Wenatchee CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.