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Wenatchee

Washington · 35,547 residents (2025 est.) · 10.6 sq mi
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Wenatchee is a city of 35,484 people in Washington. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 3,339 people per square mile. The population is up 27% since 2000. Households here earn about 26% less than in Washington as a whole. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,040, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Wenatchee

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$158,885 → $433,700 (+173%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Hispanic share8.9% → 35.7% (+26.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share88.8% → 57.9% (−30.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 15 cities and towns in the Wenatchee metro

  • 7th in household income$73,040
  • 4th in share with a bachelor's degree28.8%
  • 6th in home value$433,700
  • 3rd in diversity score66.8

Its weight in Chelan County

Wenatchee's population equals 44% of Chelan County's. Its number of households without a car equals 63% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 33% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
35,484
+27%since 2000
from 27,856 in 2000
35,547 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,339 / sq mi
+27%since 2000
from 2,621 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.9
+6%since 2000
from 34.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
10.6 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20K25K29K33K37K19902000201020202024Wenatchee
202435K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(2,231)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(2,388)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.3%(2,946)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(2,114)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(2,348)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(5,303)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(4,952)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.1%(3,239)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.1%(3,581)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(3,486)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(1,553)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.8%(1,343)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,040
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,897 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,053
+100%since 2000
from $19,498 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.6%
+24.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
+6%since 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing8.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction8.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Retail trade6.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$433,700
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $129,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,248
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $545 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
53.8%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 57.7% in 2000
46.2% rent
Vacancy rate
2.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.9%
−13.4 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.9
+37%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
70
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74.7%(20,815)
Black0.3%(73)
Hispanic / Latino21.5%(5,996)
Asian0.9%(255)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic57.9%(20,557)
Black0.5%(186)
Hispanic / Latino35.7%(12,654)
Asian0.9%(333)
Other4.9%(1,754)
Diversity Score
67
+23%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican31.2%(11,056)
Guatemalan0.8%(293)
Dominican0.5%(193)
Spaniard0.5%(191)
Venezuelan0.2%(87)
Puerto Rican0.1%(38)
Panamanian0.1%(28)
Cuban0.1%(21)
Salvadoran0.1%(21)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(151)
Indonesian0.2%(66)
Filipino0.1%(38)
Japanese0.1%(24)
Asian Indian0.1%(22)
Cambodian0%(10)
Korean0%(9)
Thai0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(38)
Fijian0%(8)
Ancestry
German14%(4,962)
English11%(3,896)
Irish7.6%(2,697)
American4.7%(1,684)
Norwegian3.9%(1,401)
Swedish2.5%(882)
Italian2.5%(873)
Scottish2.5%(871)
Dutch1.8%(631)
French1.6%(584)
Welsh1.3%(458)
Polish1%(358)
+ 24 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.7%(251)
Finnish0.6%(227)
Portuguese0.5%(194)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(192)
British0.5%(188)
Danish0.5%(176)
Russian0.5%(166)
Ukrainian0.4%(128)
Greek0.3%(122)
Canadian0.3%(103)
Swiss0.3%(94)
Lithuanian0.2%(81)
Austrian0.2%(77)
Croatian0.2%(60)
Ethiopian0.2%(54)
Hungarian0.1%(38)
Brazilian0.1%(21)
Arab0.1%(19)
Syrian0%(11)
Romanian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.8%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 23.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.9%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 78.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.0 min
+64%since 2000
from 10.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
6.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2011
from 61.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 74.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.1%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
13.7%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.2%
+3.4 ptssince 2012
from 13.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.1%
−12.7 ptssince 2013
from 21.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.7%
+17.7 ptssince 2017
from 73.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.3%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 71.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
27.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 26.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.4%(4,759)
Married52.4%(7,049)
Widowed2.1%(288)
Divorced10.1%(1,359)
Women 15+
Never married31.6%(4,564)
Married45.5%(6,578)
Widowed8.7%(1,260)
Divorced14.3%(2,062)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.1%
−12.7 ptssince 2013
from 21.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 48.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.4%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 31.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 58.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.6%
−3.5 ptssince 2020
from 48.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.3%(320)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(319)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(636)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.7%(137)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(46)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,573 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Wenatchee, decade by decade

Wenatchee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199021,824$54,736$158,88517.1%25.5
200027,856$63,570$234,99423.4%49.3
201031,925$63,522$283,25522.0%59.0
202035,508$69,040$331,00825.3%65.4
202435,484$73,040$433,70028.8%66.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Wenatchee, Washington?

Wenatchee, Washington has about 35,484 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Wenatchee, Washington?

The typical household in Wenatchee, Washington earns about $73,040 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Wenatchee, Washington expensive?

In Wenatchee, Washington, the median home is worth about $433,700, and the typical rent is about $1,248 a month.

How educated are people in Wenatchee, Washington?

About 28.8% of adults age 25 and over in Wenatchee, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Wenatchee, Washington?

About 10.4% of people in Wenatchee, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

Has Wenatchee, Washington grown since 1990?

Yes, Wenatchee, Washington has grown since 1990. The population has added about 13,660 residents, a change of about 63 percent over that period.

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