Wenatchee.
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Washington·Chelan County
10 tracts·24K people·$434K median·2,252/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 36 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1 · Asian 1 · Black 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 32 · Other 25
Health 33 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 16 · Professional 14 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Service 17 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 15 · Production · transport 13
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 6 · Transit 3 · Walk 3 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wenatchee is $433,700 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Wenatchee has 35,484 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 57.9% White, 35.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.0% Other, 0.9% Asian and 0.5% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.4% (Census ACS).
Valley Academy of Learning K-8 (54%), Washington Elementary School (52%) and John Newbery Elementary (40%) lead the elementary schools; Foothills Middle School (42%), Pinnacles Prep Charter School (41%) and Pioneer Middle School (33%) lead the middle schools; Westside High School (48%) and Wenatchee High School (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,248/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wenatchee is $73,040 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wenatchee, median rent is $1,248/month and the median home value is $433,700 (Census ACS).
Wenatchee reported 2.7 violent crimes and 25.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wenatchee are volcanic activity (94), lightning (90) and inland flooding (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wenatchee, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).