Chelan is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,392 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chelan is the 148th largest community in Washington.

Chelan home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Chelan real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

In addition, many people in Chelan have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Also of interest is that Chelan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Chelan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Chelan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Chelan who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.25% of adults in Chelan have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chelan in 2018 was $37,777, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,108 for a family of four. However, Chelan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chelan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chelan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chelan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Chelan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chelan include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Chelan's cultural character, accounting for 24.06% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Chelan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.