Chelan is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,412 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chelan is the 148th largest community in Washington.

Chelan home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Chelan real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

You will also find that a lot of people in Chelan work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Also of interest is that Chelan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Chelan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Chelan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Chelan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.25% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chelan in 2022 was $37,777, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,108 for a family of four. However, Chelan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chelan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chelan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chelan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Chelan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chelan include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and French.

Chelan also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.06%.

The most common language spoken in Chelan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.