Chelan, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,860 (Urban population: 3,497 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 363 (all nonfarm))

Chelan, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,066 (1,493 occupied: 907 owner occupied, 586 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	35%

Housing density: 548 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $491 (lower quartile is $350, upper quartile is $583)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $568

Median gross rent in Chelan, WA in 2007: $505

Housing units in Chelan with a mortgage: 433 (61 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 327

Chelan,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $217,820 (it was $140,700 in 2000)

Chelan:	$217,820
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,377 - $331,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,532

In family households: 2,923 (692 male householders, 269 female householders)
726 spouses, 1,062 children (964 natural, 26 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 32 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 609 (218 male householders (154 living alone)), 299 female householders (279 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 62 (32 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 442 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 214 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 433 1-person, 84 2-persons.

557 married couples with children.
261 single-parent households (70 men, 191 women).

83.3% of residents of Chelan speak English at home.
15.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 424 (11.8%)
(25.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chelan, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 214 6 rooms: 154 7 rooms: 145 8 rooms: 76 9 or more rooms: 133

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelan, Washington:
	1 room: 38 2 rooms: 125 3 rooms: 162 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 110 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 135
1995 to 1998: 240
1990 to 1994: 109
1980 to 1989: 238
1970 to 1979: 337
1960 to 1969: 271
1950 to 1959: 195
1940 to 1949: 232
1939 or earlier: 309

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chelan:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 254 3 bedrooms: 442 4 bedrooms: 121 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelan:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 261 2 bedrooms: 202 3 bedrooms: 56 4 bedrooms: 11 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Chelan in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 400 3 vehicles: 159 4 vehicles: 39 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Chelan in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 170 1 vehicle: 243 2 vehicles: 144 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Chelan, WA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 22
$80,000 to $89,999: 33
$90,000 to $99,999: 100
$100,000 to $124,999: 143
$125,000 to $149,999: 103
$150,000 to $174,999: 69
$175,000 to $199,999: 110
$200,000 to $249,999: 62
$250,000 to $299,999: 46
$300,000 to $399,999: 36
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Chelan rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chelan:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 46
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 26
$300 to $349: 44
$350 to $399: 39
$400 to $449: 35
$450 to $499: 59
$500 to $549: 76
$550 to $599: 58
$600 to $649: 37
$650 to $699: 31
$700 to $749: 46
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 2
No cash rent: 61

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 88 1990 to 1994: 148 1985 to 1989: 51 1980 to 1984: 35 1975 to 1979: 58 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 38

Chelan, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.7%
Number of people working at home: 141 (10.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 139
5 to 9 minutes: 476
10 to 14 minutes: 202
15 to 19 minutes: 139
20 to 24 minutes: 37
25 to 29 minutes: 19
30 to 34 minutes: 40
35 to 39 minutes: 7
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 57
90 or more minutes: 41

Chelan mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 949 (69%)
Carpooled: 124 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (3%)
Motorcycle: 18 (1%)
Bicycle: 11 (1%)
Walked: 70 (5%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 141 (10%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 259
$10,000 to $14,999: 130
$15,000 to $19,999: 126
$20,000 to $24,999: 173
$25,000 to $29,999: 76
$30,000 to $34,999: 126
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $44,999: 50
$45,000 to $49,999: 55
$50,000 to $59,999: 117
$60,000 to $74,999: 105
$75,000 to $99,999: 108
$100,000 to $124,999: 34
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 717

German: 362

United States or American: 361

English: 334

Irish: 171

Norwegian: 146

Scottish: 114

Scotch-Irish: 90

Italian: 58

Danish: 49

Dutch: 37

Russian: 37

Polish: 34

Czech: 32

French Canadian: 24

Hungarian: 20

French (except Basque): 20

Swedish: 18

Welsh: 15

Scandinavian: 12

Greek: 8

Yugoslavian: 7

Canadian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Ukrainian: 5

European: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (78%)
Canada (10%)
Russia (7%)
El Salvador (2%)
Other Northern Europe (1%)
Vietnam (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1881
Northeast: 71
Midwest: 430
South: 214
West: 554

48% of Chelan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 220
Less than 1 year of college: 103
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 201
Associate degree: 34
Bachelor's degree: 159
Master's degree: 101
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 62
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 66
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 278
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 312
Associate degree: 67
Bachelor's degree: 145
Master's degree: 56
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 61.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 26.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 36.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,846
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $5,963
Some other race householders: $30,497
Two or more races householders: $102,809
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,645

Chelan household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Chelan household income for Some other race householders

Chelan household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chelan marital status for males

Chelan marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,430
Some other race householders: $174,163
Two or more races householders: $425,732
Hispanic or Latino householders: $174,163

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,383
One, attached: 20
Two: 106
3 or 4: 139
5 to 9: 123
10 to 19: 136
20 to 49: 108
Mobile homes: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $192,911

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chelan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (90%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (94%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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