Chelan.
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Washington·Chelan County
3 tracts·2K people·$518K median·328/mi²
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The median home value in Chelan is $518,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Chelan has 4,350 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 46.4; the population is 71.6% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Other, 1.9% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.0% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Morgen Owings Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (36%); Chelan Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (39%); Chelan High School is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,368/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Chelan is $82,637 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Chelan, median rent is $1,368/month and the median home value is $518,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Chelan reported 1.7 violent crimes and 54.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2003).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 12 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chelan are wildfire (98), volcanic activity (88) and landslide (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chelan, 11.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).