Chelan, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chelan	Washington	National
Income per capita	$50,066	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$88,820	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,730	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,181	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,866	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.9%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chelan is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chelan is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chelan is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chelan is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,207 $88,820 $177,640

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Chelan median earnings by income bracket

Chelan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.7%	7.7%
Manufacturing sector	7.0%	7.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	19.6%	19.6%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.6%	7.6%
Education, health & social services	16.0%	16.0%
Other	39.7%	39.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waterville, WA	1,468	$94,591	16.3%
Entiat, WA	1,000	$88,048	8.3%
Pateros, WA	734	$84,240	3.6%
Manson, WA	1,468	$76,068	6.5%
Chelan Falls, WA	51	$0	100.0%
Chelan, WA	4,327	$88,820	9.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alexandria, AL	4,327	$127,373	56.6%
Apison, TN	4,328	$110,351	35.7%
Bethel, WA	4,328	$109,563	34.7%
Carlisle, IA	4,329	$125,796	54.7%
Bristow, OK	4,329	$47,227	41.9%
Chelan, WA	4,327	$88,820	9.2%

Source: The Chelan, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.