2024 population: 127,023 ( 4,946 from 2020)
Land area: 4740.4 square miles
Population density: 26.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	79,431	62.53%	0.9%
Black:	717	0.56%	15.3%
Indian:	889	0.70%	3.4%
Asian:	1,740	1.37%	22.4%
2+ races:	2,386	1.88%	7.4%
Hispanic:	41,860	32.95%	13.9%

Total non-White:	47,592	37.47%	13.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,468	11.2
Deaths:	5,189	10.6
Net Migration:	2,160	4.4
Net Immigration:	2,542	5.2

Change in White population:	-704	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,650	4.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
122,077
80,135	65.64%
622	0.51%
920	0.75%
1,421	1.16%
2,221	1.82%
36,758	30.11%
41,942	34.36%

2010
110,884
77,272	69.69%
262	0.24%
807	0.73%
979	0.88%
1,710	1.54%
29,726	26.81%
33,612	30.31%

2000
99,219
76,769	77.37%
173	0.17%
827	0.83%
695	0.70%
1,370	1.38%
19,264	19.42%
22,450	22.63%

1990
78,455
69,572	88.68%
128	0.16%
795	1.01%
564	0.72%
n/a
7,396	9.43%
8,883	11.32%

1980
67,205
64,200	95.53%
47	0.07%
653	0.97%
324	0.48%
n/a
1,944	2.89%
3,005	4.47%

1970
58,142
57,076	98.17%
58	0.10%
394	0.68%
115	0.20%
n/a
352	0.61%
1,066	1.83%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,383	12.1
9,057	8.2
4,823	4.3
666	0.6

2,863	2.6
8,330	7.5

Number	Rate
2000's
13,345	13.5
7,812	7.9
1,560	1.6
4,205	4.2

503	0.5
11,162	11.2

Number	Rate
1990's
14,173	18.1
7,656	9.8
5,359	6.8
5,456	7.0

7,197	9.2
13,567	17.3

Number	Rate
1980's
11,967	17.8
6,586	9.8
6,020	9.0
n/a

5,372	8.0
5,878	8.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,637	9.7
n/a

7,124	12.3
1,939	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.3
28,955	11.6%
98,068	77.2%
23,438	9.4%

45,888
2.62

31,463	68.6%
23,657	75.2%
3,034	9.6%
14,425	31.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
28,534	25.7%
82,350	74.3%
16,618	15.0%

41,721
2.63

29,035	69.6%
22,695	78.2%
2,591	8.9%
12,686	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
28,214	28.4%
71,005	71.6%
13,445	13.6%

36,686
2.67

26,209	71.4%
21,718	82.9%
2,038	7.8%
10,477	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
21,481	27.4%
56,974	72.6%
11,362	14.5%

30,331
2.55

21,756	71.7%
18,388	84.5%
1,776	8.2%
8,575	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
18,217	27.1%
48,988	72.9%
9,086	13.5%

25,846
2.56

19,027	73.6%
16,778	88.2%
1,329	7.0%
6,819	26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,084	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,110	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,421	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,627	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,944	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,804	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,087	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,885	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,621	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,371	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,934	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,671	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,504	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,250	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,288	9.3%
$200,000 or more	4,287	9.3%

Median Household Income	74,420
Per Capita Income	39,786

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,328	5.1%
Public Assistance	1,266	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,461	11.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	36,312	72.6%
Unemployed	1,456	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	37,768	75.5%
Not in Labor Force	12,258	24.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,596	16,461	57.9%
Non-Profit	1,500	2,860	34.4%
Self-Employed	3,404	2,828	54.6%

Local Government	2,172	2,382	47.7%
State Government	1,035	1,371	43.0%
Federal Government	878	339	72.1%

Total Private + Self	26,000	19,289	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,585	6,952	44.5%
Total	31,585	26,241	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,403	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,308	17.8%
Professional, Technical	10,776	18.6%
Service Occupations	10,306	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,009	8.7%
All others	18,070	31.2%

White Collar		51.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,488	14.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,816	13.5%
Retail trade	7,137	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	4,302	7.4%
Construction	4,171	7.2%
Educational services	3,943	6.8%
Manufacturing	3,005	5.2%
Other services	2,792	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,765	4.8%
Wholesale trade	2,156	3.7%
Public administration	2,090	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,918	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,777	3.1%
Utilities	1,329	2.3%
Finance and insurance	1,204	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,196	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,073	1.9%
Information	639	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	45	0.1%
Management	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	33,716	27.58%
Puerto Rican	176	0.14%
Cuban	39	0.03%
Dominican	249	0.20%

Total Central American	1,147	0.94%
Costa Rican	14	0.01%
Guatemalan	487	0.40%
Honduran	33	0.03%
Nicaraguan	66	0.05%
Panamanian	71	0.06%
Salvadoran	476	0.39%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	334	0.27%
Argentinean	182	0.15%
Bolivian	10	0.01%
Chilean	16	0.01%
Colombian	55	0.04%
Ecuadorian	8	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	3	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	60	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,384	1.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	214	0.18%
Chinese	187	0.15%
Vietnamese	150	0.12%
Indian	112	0.09%
Korean	76	0.06%
Japanese	62	0.05%
Thai	36	0.03%
Indonesian	35	0.03%
Cambodian	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	84,016	73.0%
Spanish	28,934	25.2%
German, other Germanic	445	0.4%
Other Asian	331	0.3%
Other Indo-European	317	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	256	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	252	0.2%
Chinese	183	0.2%
Tagalog	123	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	20,244	16.6%
English	13,275	10.9%
Irish	10,658	8.7%
American	5,978	4.9%
Norwegian	5,116	4.2%
Swedish	3,348	2.7%
European	3,234	2.6%
Scottish	3,233	2.6%
French	3,211	2.6%
Italian	2,533	2.1%
Dutch	2,032	1.7%
Polish	1,449	1.2%
Welsh	1,267	1.0%
Scandinavian	1,152	0.9%
British	1,140	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	110,364	90.3%
Not a citizen	11,901	9.7%

Native	104,542	85.5%
Foreign-born	17,723	14.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,288	8.8%	5,886	7.1%	21,371	25.7%	26,282	31.6%	14,937	18.0%	7,376	8.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,288	8.8%
9-12 Years	5,886	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,371	25.7%
Some College	26,282	31.6%
Bach. Degree	14,937	18.0%
Grad Degree	7,376	8.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	95,398	87,442	7,956	8.3%
1991	96,602	87,222	9,380	9.7%
1992	98,666	88,220	10,446	10.6%
1993	101,358	91,238	10,120	10.0%
1994	104,964	95,994	8,970	8.5%
1995	104,372	94,486	9,886	9.5%
1996	108,912	98,936	9,976	9.2%
1997	109,530	101,642	7,888	7.2%
1998	113,956	105,262	8,694	7.6%
1999	111,726	102,860	8,866	7.9%

2000	110,790	103,240	7,550	6.8%
2001	106,188	97,834	8,354	7.9%
2002	107,504	98,730	8,774	8.2%
2003	110,704	101,674	9,030	8.2%
2004	115,268	107,210	8,058	7.0%
2005	118,560	111,306	7,254	6.1%
2006	119,278	112,716	6,562	5.5%
2007	122,992	116,464	6,528	5.3%
2008	124,038	116,954	7,084	5.7%
2009	125,904	116,518	9,386	7.5%

2010	121,556	111,486	10,070	8.3%
2011	120,306	110,856	9,450	7.9%
2012	120,858	111,642	9,216	7.6%
2013	118,516	109,706	8,810	7.4%
2014	120,818	113,234	7,584	6.3%
2015	124,836	117,782	7,054	5.7%
2016	127,716	120,064	7,652	6.0%
2017	130,770	124,216	6,554	5.0%
2018	133,796	127,446	6,350	4.7%
2019	133,964	127,152	6,812	5.1%

2020	130,830	119,834	10,996	8.4%
2021	131,496	124,274	7,222	5.5%
2022	133,478	126,828	6,650	5.0%
2023	132,422	126,590	5,832	4.4%
2024	123,844	117,872	5,972	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,019
Median Value	$397,879

Occupied	45,888	83.4%
Vacant	9,131	16.6%

Owned	30,118	65.6%
Rented	15,770	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,154

Single-Family Units	38,938	70.8%
Detached	37,762	68.6%
Attached	1,176	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,803	10.5%
Mobile Homes	6,313	11.5%

Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wenatchee, WA Metro Area