Chelan County, WA Population

Overview

78,508

Total Population

39.9

Median age

49.67%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22,342

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chelan County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chelan County is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chelan County's population under 18 was 23.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chelan County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chelan County, 19.49% were under the age of 15, 18.23% aged 15 to 29, 43.26% aged 30 to 64, 16.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 514 less females than males in Chelan County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.67% females and 50.33% males in Chelan County, WA.
The Chelan County, WA gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 2,983.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,040.

Chelan County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chelan County population: 72.34% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American, 0.71% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.81% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 18.02% are some other race and 7.65% are multiracial.
Chelan County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 22,342 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 56,166 (71.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chelan County is White with a population of 56,789 (72.34% of the total population).

Chelan County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 79,926 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Chelan County's population increased by 6,069 (9.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chelan County's population increased by 6,481 (8.91%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chelan County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 66,678.