County profile
Chelan County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#576 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
32,779
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,782
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
81,941
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$82.4k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
31.2%±1.6%
Poverty rate
8.3%±1.3%
Business applications
1,224 · 2025
Retail establishments
338
41.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cashmere Valley BankFinancial Services$122.4M58CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Food & accommodation21%
Retail trade19%
Construction12%
Wholesale trade11%
Manufacturing8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
81,941
residents · 2025 · +3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $72.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+852
International migration+1,996
Natural change−169
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.9B2019
$4.9B2020
$5.5B2021
$6.2B2022
$7.1B2023
$7.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$490.1k±$12.6k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$74/mo
Vacancy rate
18.5%±1.3%
Affordability
9.0× wages
Residential permits
$226.6M
783 units · 9.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 100Landslide 96Avalanche 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7702016
8422017
9162018
9822019
10322020
11872021
14052022
14482023
14912024
15292025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20216712021
6292022
3152023
7622024
7832025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
77.0 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
15.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
100.3 km
Seattle, WA
Nearest commercial airport
60.5 km
PANGBORN MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Chelan?
Chelan's economy produced $7.1B in 2024, growing 0.7% year over year — slower than 77% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.