East Wenatchee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 14,043 people and five associated neighborhoods, East Wenatchee is the 73rd largest community in Washington.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.88% 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.
The education level of East Wenatchee citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.80% of adults 25 and older in East Wenatchee have a college degree.
The per capita income in East Wenatchee in 2022 was $36,315, 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 $145,260 for a family of four. However, East Wenatchee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
East Wenatchee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Wenatchee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Wenatchee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. East Wenatchee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Wenatchee include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in East Wenatchee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.