Chelan County vs. King County

Chelan County (WA)King County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)77,0362,233,163
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.3%15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)72,4601,931,292
Population, Census, April 1, 201072,4531,931,249
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%13.2%
Female persons, percent50.0%49.8%
White alone, percent93.2%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.1%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.3%19.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.3%9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.5%58.9%
Veterans, 2014-20184,821104,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.7%22.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)38,074952,569
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.8%57.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$274,500$493,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,416$2,372
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$777
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$863$1,494
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.4%38.2%
Building permits, 201859018,460
Households, 2014-201828,038865,627
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201825.6%27.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.1%94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.3%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.7%51.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.3%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)197,1586,223,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)642,62517,719,220
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,018,72442,092,462
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,004,50161,598,157
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,632$30,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.829.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,135$89,418
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,204$49,298
Persons in poverty, percent10.9%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,60469,279
Total employment, 201729,3761,215,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,269,68096,513,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.6%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,822178,868
All firms, 20126,263201,404
Men-owned firms, 20122,782100,912
Women-owned firms, 20121,80571,005
Minority-owned firms, 201271045,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,216145,726
Veteran-owned firms, 201242715,016
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,302175,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%10.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.8%29.0%
Population per square mile, 201024.8912.9
Land area in square miles, 20102,920.532,115.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chelan county (WA) and King county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.