West Wenatchee, Washington
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| Males: 869 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 912 |  (51.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.6 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip codes: 98801.
| West Wenatchee: | $101,801 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $47,650 (it was $21,536 in 2000)
West Wenatchee CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $564,853 (it was $164,400 in 2000)
| West Wenatchee: | $564,853 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $546,003; detached houses: $581,015; townhouses or other attached units: $870,036; in 2-unit structures: $555,465; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $383,882; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,076; mobile homes: $267,876; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $118,218
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- 1,50489.5%White alone
- 1368.1%Hispanic
- 181.1%Asian alone
- 130.8%Two or more races
- 40.2%American Indian alone
- 30.2%Other race alone
- 20.1%Black alone
- 10.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
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Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (13.4%), English (13.0%), Norwegian (4.7%), United States (4.6%), Swedish (4.3%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 3.95 square miles.
Population density: 451 people per square mile (low).
102 residents are foreign born (4.0% Latin America, 1.6% North America).
| This place: | 6.1% |
| Washington: | 10.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| West Wenatchee CDP: | 1.1% ($1,871) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA 
(58.8 miles , pop. 71,845).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (85.9 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (929.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Sunnyslope, WA (1.6 miles ),
), South Wenatchee, WA (2.0 miles ),
), Malaga, WA (2.9 miles ),
), Latitude: 47.44 N, Longitude: 120.35 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 509
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Health care (16.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.0%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Educational services (6.8%)
- Public administration (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.2%)
- Truck transportation (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.5%)
- Construction (10.9%)
- Metal & metal products (8.3%)
- Health care (8.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.6%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Health care (25.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.3%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Public administration (6.7%)
- Truck transportation (6.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.1%)
- Private households (4.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.5%)
- Cashiers (5.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (14.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.6%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Cashiers (10.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (9.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (4.2%)
Average climate in West Wenatchee, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 83.4. This is about average.
| City: | 83.4 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 10.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.3 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Earthquake activity:
West Wenatchee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1264% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 101.8 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 107.6 miles away from West Wenatchee center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 113.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from West Wenatchee center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 391.9 miles away from West Wenatchee center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 505.8 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Chelan County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 13, Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Mudslides: 5, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near West Wenatchee:
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
- COLONIAL VISTA CARE CENTERS (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
- HEALTHY OPTIONS (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
- CENTRAL WA HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
- CENTRAL WA HOSPITAL TRANSITIONAL CU (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
- PARKSIDE HEALTHCARE, L L C (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
Amtrak stations near West Wenatchee:
- 3 miles: WENATCHEE (FOOT OF KITTIAS ST.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: LEAVENWORTH (NW TRAILWAYS/LINK TRANSIT BUS STOP) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Wenatchee:
- Wenatchee Valley College (about 1 miles; Wenatchee, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,951)
- Central Washington University (about 32 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 10,960)
- Yakima Valley Community College (about 60 miles; Yakima, WA; FT enrollment: 3,632)
- Bellevue College (about 85 miles; Bellevue, WA; FT enrollment: 10,940)
- Renton Technical College (about 86 miles; Renton, WA; FT enrollment: 2,549)
- Green River Community College (about 87 miles; Auburn, WA; FT enrollment: 7,425)
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 87 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Washington State University Tree Fruit Experiment Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in West Wenatchee: Wenatchee Free Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 81.1% |
| Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
For population 15 years and over in West Wenatchee:
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 15.4%
For population 25 years and over in West Wenatchee:
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.9 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for West Wenatchee, WA (based on Chelan County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 13,576 | 57 |
| Catholic | 13,500 | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,729 | 24 |
| Other | 2,974 | 12 |
| None | 37,674 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 20
| Here: | 2.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| Chelan County: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
| This county: | 3.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 87
| Chelan County: | 12.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Chelan County: | 7.6% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 21.6% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Chelan County: | 20.2% |
| State: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in West Wenatchee:
- KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
- KKRT (900 AM; 1 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KWWX (1340 AM; 1 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Wenatchee:
- KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
- KZPH (106.7 FM; CASHMERE, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- K204DD (88.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K207CS (89.3 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
- KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXLE-FM (95.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: KXLE, INC.)
- KQBE (103.1 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: PEAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K232CV (94.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOZI-FM (93.5 FM; CHELAN, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KCSH (88.9 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
- KLWS (91.5 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K221BI (92.1 FM; EAST WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: JOHN BYERS)
- K265BD (100.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: SUSAN J. SMITH)
TV broadcast stations around West Wenatchee:
- K34EM (Channel 34; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KWCC-LP (Channel 47; WENATCHEE, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K57BA (Channel 57; BAKER FLATS AREA, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K59BF (Channel 59; BAKER FLATS AREA, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K09CL (Channel 9; ROCK ISLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K11CS (Channel 11; ROCK ISLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K09FF (Channel 9; SQUILCHUCK STATE PAR, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K11FJ (Channel 11; SQUILCHUCK STATE PAR, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K13CQ (Channel 13; ROCK ISLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K13EZ (Channel 13; SQUILCHUCK STATE PAR, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K08CG (Channel 8; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K10CM (Channel 10; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K12CF (Channel 12; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K61AY (Channel 61; BAKER FLATS AREA, WA; Owner: SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT 81/KSPS TV)
- K51AE (Channel 51; MONITOR, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K53AH (Channel 53; MONITOR, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K55BN (Channel 55; MONITOR, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- K14BF (Channel 14; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
- K24EX (Channel 24; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 128ft / 38.9mTotal length
- $18,485,000Total costs
- 40,776Total average daily traffic
- 2,822Total average daily truck traffic
- 51,208Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 7 | $209,346 | 15 | $211,723 | 88 | $207,649 | 6 | $141,583 | 1 | $1,658,600 | 7 | $145,524 | 4 | $90,708 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $134,830 | 11 | $229,030 | 1 | $31,570 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125,740 | 1 | $124,220 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $215,910 | 4 | $122,765 | 27 | $216,169 | 2 | $109,885 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $155,745 | 3 | $70,473 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $185,200 | 1 | $308,360 | 18 | $203,950 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $198,540 | 1 | $156,650 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $72,170 | 3 | $216,883 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9608.00 , 9609.00
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $266,537 | 2 | $189,680 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $233,560 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $143,840 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9608.00 , 9609.00
West Wenatchee compared to Washington state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.