Cle Elum.
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2 tracts·1K people·$451K median·324/mi²
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The median home value in Cle Elum is $451,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Cle Elum has 1,905 residents across 1 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 48.0; the population is 80.3% White, 10.4% Other, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Multiracial, 0.0% Asian and 0.0% Black; the average household has 2.0 people; 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,295/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Cle Elum is $63,973 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Cle Elum, median rent is $1,295/month and the median home value is $451,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Cle Elum reported 0.9 violent crimes and 24.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 63 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 22 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cle Elum are wildfire (97), volcanic activity (87) and earthquake (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cle Elum, 7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).