Wenatchee, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,810 (All urban)

Wenatchee, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,498 (10,781 occupied: 6,202 owner occupied, 4,579 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1672 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $517 (lower quartile is $425, upper quartile is $634)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $511

Median gross rent in Wenatchee, WA in 2007: $570

Housing units in Wenatchee with a mortgage: 3,586 (403 second mortgage, 283 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,604

Wenatchee,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $199,707 (it was $129,000 in 2000)

Wenatchee:	$199,707
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $151,684 - $290,081

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,431

In family households: 22,735 (5,524 male householders, 1,356 female householders)
5,419 spouses, 8,547 children (7,897 natural, 147 adopted, 503 stepchildren), 322 grandchildren, 245 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 573 other relatives, 617 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,696 (1,579 male householders (1,202 living alone)), 2,285 female householders (2,001 living alone)), 832 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 667 (525 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,915 2-persons, 1,428 3-persons, 1,304 4-persons, 700 5-persons, 290 6-persons, 243 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,203 1-person, 505 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

5,237 married couples with children.
1,713 single-parent households (482 men, 1,231 women).

79.1% of residents of Wenatchee speak English at home.
18.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 3,764 (13.4%)
(30.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wenatchee, Washington:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 227 4 rooms: 575 5 rooms: 1,057 6 rooms: 1,157 7 rooms: 945 8 rooms: 821 9 or more rooms: 1,267

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wenatchee, Washington:
	1 room: 304 2 rooms: 732 3 rooms: 958 4 rooms: 1,142 5 rooms: 732 6 rooms: 395 7 rooms: 129 8 rooms: 86 9 or more rooms: 101

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 139
1995 to 1998: 1,067
1990 to 1994: 824
1980 to 1989: 1,180
1970 to 1979: 1,850
1960 to 1969: 1,319
1950 to 1959: 1,985
1940 to 1949: 1,045
1939 or earlier: 2,089

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wenatchee:
	no bedroom: 84 1 bedroom: 253 2 bedrooms: 1,340 3 bedrooms: 2,835 4 bedrooms: 1,339 5 or more bedrooms: 351

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wenatchee:
	no bedroom: 372 1 bedroom: 1,583 2 bedrooms: 1,745 3 bedrooms: 667 4 bedrooms: 155 5 or more bedrooms: 57

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wenatchee in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 247 1 vehicle: 1,705 2 vehicles: 2,876 3 vehicles: 970 4 vehicles: 298 5 or more vehicles: 106

Cars and other vehicles available in Wenatchee in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 885 1 vehicle: 2,163 2 vehicles: 1,205 3 vehicles: 200 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 61

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Wenatchee, WA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 16
$40,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 35
$60,000 to $69,999: 171
$70,000 to $79,999: 137
$80,000 to $89,999: 345
$90,000 to $99,999: 342
$100,000 to $124,999: 1099
$125,000 to $149,999: 1129
$150,000 to $174,999: 695
$175,000 to $199,999: 355
$200,000 to $249,999: 427
$250,000 to $299,999: 186
$300,000 to $399,999: 138
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Wenatchee rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wenatchee:

Less than $100: 55 people
$100 to $149: 63
$150 to $199: 77
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 198
$300 to $349: 258
$350 to $399: 440
$400 to $449: 477
$450 to $499: 487
$500 to $549: 570
$550 to $599: 473
$600 to $649: 403
$650 to $699: 419
$700 to $749: 140
$750 to $799: 81
$800 to $899: 187
$900 to $999: 136
$1,000 to $1,249: 73
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 30
$2,000 or more: 26
No cash rent: 193

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,092 1990 to 1994: 944 1985 to 1989: 590 1980 to 1984: 459 1975 to 1979: 223 1970 to 1974: 209 1970 to 1974: 40 1965 to 1969: 207

Wenatchee, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.5%
Number of people working at home: 446 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 664
5 to 9 minutes: 3134
10 to 14 minutes: 2970
15 to 19 minutes: 1908
20 to 24 minutes: 900
25 to 29 minutes: 176
30 to 34 minutes: 481
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 116
45 to 59 minutes: 265
60 to 89 minutes: 148
90 or more minutes: 108

Wenatchee mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,402 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,680 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 109 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 94 (1%)
Walked: 485 (4%)
Other means: 83 (1%)
Worked at home: 446 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1070
$10,000 to $14,999: 848
$15,000 to $19,999: 896
$20,000 to $24,999: 1120
$25,000 to $29,999: 752
$30,000 to $34,999: 698
$35,000 to $39,999: 700
$40,000 to $44,999: 512
$45,000 to $49,999: 505
$50,000 to $59,999: 980
$60,000 to $74,999: 964
$75,000 to $99,999: 789
$100,000 to $124,999: 375
$125,000 to $149,999: 156
$150,000 to $199,999: 132
$200,000 or more: 247

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6492

German: 3508

English: 2192

United States or American: 2091

Irish: 1406

Norwegian: 891

Scottish: 572

Swedish: 559

Italian: 543

French (except Basque): 524

Scotch-Irish: 449

European: 414

Dutch: 301

Danish: 255

French Canadian: 172

Welsh: 160

Polish: 127

Scandinavian: 85

Canadian: 84

Northern European: 68

Swiss: 59

British: 49

Arab:: 44

Austrian: 42

Hungarian: 42

Eastern European: 38

Croatian: 37

Lebanese: 32

Czechoslovakian: 32

Czech: 31

Pennsylvania German: 30

Greek: 29

Ukrainian: 26

Russian: 25

Subsaharan African:: 18

African: 18

Yugoslavian: 14

Australian: 13

Arab/Arabic: 12

German Russian: 10

Icelander: 9

Belgian: 8

Portuguese: 8

Slovene: 7

Finnish: 5

Bulgarian: 5

Celtic: 5

Basque: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (81%)
Canada (4%)
El Salvador (3%)
Germany (2%)
Thailand (2%)
Vietnam (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 15061
Northeast: 414
Midwest: 2466
South: 1706
West: 4504

48% of Wenatchee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 232
Nursery to 4th grade: 124
5th and 6th grade: 309
7th and 8th grade: 173
9th grade: 268
10th grade: 212
11th grade: 256
12th grade, no diploma: 252
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,996
Less than 1 year of college: 642
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 996
Associate degree: 598
Bachelor's degree: 1,370
Master's degree: 528
Professional school degree: 270
Doctorate degree: 70

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 191
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 319
7th and 8th grade: 360
9th grade: 308
10th grade: 291
11th grade: 254
12th grade, no diploma: 209
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,180
Less than 1 year of college: 828
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,451
Associate degree: 901
Bachelor's degree: 1,228
Master's degree: 437
Professional school degree: 166
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 66.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 45.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 17.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 22.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 24.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 45.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 26.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 34.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,231
Black householders: $82,301
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,294
Asian householders: $99,620
Some other race householders: $46,526
Two or more races householders: $52,490
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,678

Wenatchee household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wenatchee household income for Asian householders

Wenatchee household income for Some other race householders

Wenatchee household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wenatchee marital status for males

Wenatchee marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $211,627
Black or African American householders: $157,598
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $181,129
Asian householders: $220,142
Some other race householders: $161,004
Two or more races householders: $175,401
Hispanic or Latino householders: $164,874

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,996
One, attached: 427
Two: 739
3 or 4: 806
5 to 9: 467
10 to 19: 425
20 to 49: 304
50 or more: 609
Mobile homes: 725

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,650

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wenatchee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (86%) Utility gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (93%) Utility gas (4%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 451

Here:	12.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 138

Here:	7.6%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67

Here:	6.1%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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