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Chelan County, Washington

A county in Washington, ranked 17 of 39 by population.

CountyFIPS 53007

Within Washington
Chelan County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Wenatchee, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
81,941
+2,639 (+3.3%) since 2020
Land area
2,921
square miles. A further 2.4% of the total area is water
Population density
28.1
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Wenatchee
Seat of county government.
Established
1899
126 years ago
Largest city
Wenatchee city
Population 35,547.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Chelan County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Chelan County, Washington from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 576 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Chelan County ranks

Position among the 39 counties of Washington, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn WashingtonNationally
Population81,94117th of 39717th of 3,144
Land area2,921 sq mi3rd of 39177th of 3,144
Population density28.1 per sq mi23rd of 391,983rd of 3,144
Median household income$82,38114th of 39496th of 3,143

Full data for Chelan County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population81,941Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202079,302Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?79,146Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area2,921 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area73.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area2,994 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?28.1 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$82,381American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$490,100American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age40.4American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households31,520American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units38,677American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+16
804 births, 788 deaths
Net migration
+537
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 6 areas bordering Chelan County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Okanogan CountyWashington80 mi45,230
Douglas CountyWashington70 mi46,473
Kittitas CountyWashington70 mi48,803
Snohomish CountyWashington58 mi870,656
Skagit CountyWashington45 mi132,975
King CountyWashington18 mi2,344,939

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 39 counties of Washington

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.