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Chelan, WA
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Chelan profile


Living in Chelan



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.

Another important characteristic of Chelan is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in 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.

A relatively large number of people in Chelan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Chelan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Chelan is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of Chelan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.25% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.

Chelan also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.06%.

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


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