Chelan County, Washington

Chelan County is a one of the county from Washington's 39 counties, located in Western Region (Pacific) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 66616 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 71540, making it Washington's 17th largest county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2993.62 miē (7753.44 kmē), of which, 2921.37 square miles (7566.31 kmē) of it is land and 72.25 square miles (187.13 kmē) of it is water, it is the third largest in terms of geographical size.

Chelan County Washington
Map of Chelan County, Washington

As of the census of 2000, there were 66616 people in the county, organized into 25021 households, and 17356 families living in the county. The population density was 22.8 people per square mile (8.8/kmē), it would be the 23rd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Washington. There were 30407 housing units at an average density of 10.4 per square mile (4.02/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.62 persons, and the average family size was 3.14 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 28% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. Its population was estimated at 71540 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 68286 White, 481 Black or African American, 906 American Indian, 672 Asian, 175 Native Hawaiian, and 1020 from two or more races.

Chelan County Washington Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Chelan County Washington School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Chelan County Washington GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37316, making its Washington's 19th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $46293, it would be the 15th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Washington. The per capita income for the county was $19273, it is Washington's 14th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 18093 pupils and students, of which 9194 are male and 8899 are female, 27.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1155 nursery or pri school, 1110 kindergarten, 8635 elementary school, 4570 high school and 2623 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Cashmere CityChelan County0.910.890.0229653322.11746834854
2Chelan CityChelan County3.883.770.113522933.91651128047
3Entiat CityChelan County1.921.370.55957700.61352933450
4Leavenworth CityChelan County1.251.240.0120741675.61870935692
5South Wenatchee CdpChelan County2.171.810.3519911097.51161329741
6Sunnyslope CdpChelan County10.069.620.442521262.12802468224
7Wenatchee CityChelan County7.336.880.45278564049.61949834897
8West Wenatchee CdpChelan County4.133.950.181681425.42153644028
YearPopulation
April 2000 census66616
April 2000 Estimate66612
July 2000 Estimate66678
July 2001 Estimate66656
July 2002 Estimate66856
July 2003 Estimate67277
July 2004 Estimate68021
July 2005 Estimate68892
July 2006 Estimate69825
July 2007 Estimate70694
July 2008 Estimate71540
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5146411155
Kindergarten5985121110
Elementary school448741488635
High school232522454570
College or graduate school127013532623
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Chelan County, Washington$37316$46293$19273
Washington, United States$45776$53760$22973
United States$41994$50046$21587