Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee, Washington
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| Males: 3,098 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 3,157 |  (50.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.3 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98826
| Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee: | $95,075 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,787 (it was $22,954 in 2000)
Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $578,940 (it was $168,500 in 2000)
| Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee: | $578,940 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $546,003; detached houses: $581,015; townhouses or other attached units: $870,036; in 2-unit structures: $555,465; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $383,882; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,076; mobile homes: $267,876; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $118,218
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- 5,46292.5%White alone
- 2704.6%Hispanic
- 851.4%Two or more races
- 470.8%American Indian alone
- 170.3%Asian alone
- 130.2%Other race alone
- 50.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 30.05%Black alone
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 982.8 square miles.
Population density: 6.4 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee CCD: | 0.9% ($1,436) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Issaquah Plateau, WA (60.9 miles 
, pop. 50,237).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (66.9 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (952.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Sunnyslope, WA (5.1 miles ),
), West Wenatchee, WA (5.3 miles ),
), Latitude: 47.74 N, Longitude: 120.74 W
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Accommodation & food services (16.4%)
- Construction (8.5%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.6%)
- Health care (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (3.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (15.5%)
- Construction (13.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Educational services (4.5%)
- Wood products (4.0%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (17.6%)
- Educational services (12.2%)
- Health care (9.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
- Social assistance (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.5%)
- Cashiers (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Cashiers (5.6%)
- Registered nurses (4.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.5%)
Average climate in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 78.5. This is about average.
| City: | 78.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 10.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.5 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Earthquake activity:
Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1230% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 101.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 418.9 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Chelan County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 13, Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Mudslides: 5, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee:
- Wenatchee Valley College (about 29 miles; Wenatchee, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,951)
- Central Washington University (about 52 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 10,960)
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 67 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
- Bellevue College (about 67 miles; Bellevue, WA; FT enrollment: 10,940)
- Cascadia Community College (about 68 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 68 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
- Renton Technical College (about 70 miles; Renton, WA; FT enrollment: 2,549)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee: Fish Pond Campground (A), Tall Timber Ranch (B), Ida Creek Campground (C), Rock Creek Campground (D), Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (E), French Creek Campground (F), Huckleberry Ford (G), Lake Wenatchee Campground (H), Lake Creek Campground (I), Chatter Creek Campground (J), Theseus Creek Campground (K), Totem Girl Scout Org Camp (L), Meadow Creek Campground (M), Deep Creek Campground (N), Alder Creek Horse Camp (O), Chatter Guard Station (P), Nason Creek Rest Area (Q), Glacier View Campground (R), Cascade Meadows Church Camp (S), Camp Zanika Lache (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee include: Leavenworth Adventist Church (A), First Baptist Church of Leavenworth (B), Leavenworth Community United Methodist Church (C), Cascade Mountain Bible Church (D), Church of the Nazarene (E), Faith Lutheran Church (F), Our Lady of the Snows Church (G), Plain Community Church (H), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Leavenworth Cemetery (1), Mountain View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Margaret (A), Carrie Lake (B), Lake Sylvester (C), Shoal Lake (D), Lake Phoebe (E), Trout Lake (F), Larch Lake (G), Lanham Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Basin Creek (A), Beaver Creek (B), Ben Creek (C), Barnard Creek (D), Black Pine Creek (E), Bob Creek (F), Boggy Creek (G), Boulder Creek (H), Box Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee include: Fir Creek Recreation Area (1), Nalon Creek Game Reserve (2), Lake Wenatchee State Park (3), Leavenworth Winter Sports Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 65.1% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
People in group quarters in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee in 2010:
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
- 5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 4 people in college/university student housing
- 2 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
For population 15 years and over in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee:
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 67.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.2%
For population 25 years and over in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee:
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
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Religion statistics for Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee, WA (based on Chelan County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 13,576 | 57 |
| Catholic | 13,500 | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,729 | 24 |
| Other | 2,974 | 12 |
| None | 37,674 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 20
| Here: | 2.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| Chelan County: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
| This county: | 3.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 87
| Here: | 12.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Chelan County: | 7.6% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 21.6% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Chelan County: | 20.2% |
| Washington: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee:
- KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- K236AE (95.1 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVLR (106.3 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: VALLEY AIR LLC.)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee:
- K07WQ (Channel 7; PLAIN, WA; Owner: LAKE WENATCHEE TV INC.)
- K03EC (Channel 3; WINTON, ETC., WA; Owner: W-M T.V. ASSOCIATION)
- K05FN (Channel 5; WINTON, ETC., WA; Owner: W-M T.V. ASSOCIATION)
- K10KE (Channel 10; LAKE WENATCHEE, ETC., WA; Owner: LAKE WENATCHEE TV, INC.)
- K12MB (Channel 12; LAKE WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: LAKE WENATCHEE TV, INC.)
- K08FC (Channel 8; PLAIN, ETC., WA; Owner: LAKE WENATCHEE TV, INC.)
- K13SQ (Channel 13; LAKE WENATCHEE, ETC., WA; Owner: LAKE WENATCHEE TV, INC.)
- K09XB (Channel 9; WINTON/MERRITT, WA; Owner: W-M T.V. ASSOCIATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 81.1%Electricity
- 15.4%Wood
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.4%Utility gas
- 88.0%Electricity
- 9.8%Wood
- 1.6%Utility gas
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: life and physical scientists (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: private households (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: cooks and food preparation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: bus drivers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas (pop. 5,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: beverage and tobacco products (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"