Chelan County, Washington Demographics

Chelan County is 3rd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Size in square miles

Chelan County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Chelan County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Chelan County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White

Chelan County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Chelan County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Foreign born residents

Chelan County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in People per household

Chelan County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Chelan County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Chelan County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	73,687	17th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,920.5	3rd	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	24.8	23rd	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	7th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	8th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.4%	21st	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.7%	33rd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.0%	18th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	94.4%	7th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	29th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.7%	23rd	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	30th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	28th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	38th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	26.8%	6th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.6%	31st	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.1%	15th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.3%	8th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	35,870	14th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.6%	13th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	26,862	18th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.5%	29th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$256,200	13th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	8th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	207	15th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$24,944	19th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$49,509	15th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.6%	27th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Chelan County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,372	12th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	25,619	13th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,833	14th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,022,020	13th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,460	4th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$171,201	12th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732