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Chelan, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Chelan is a Census city of 4,350 people across 6.70 square miles of land, in Chelan County. Median household income is $82,637, 56.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chelan
What Chelan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.7 sq mi
- Water area0.18 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land649
- County holding the largest share of its areaChelan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chelan
How many people live in Chelan
- Population4,350
- Median age46.4
- Population under 18753 plus or minus 242
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over989 plus or minus 237
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,839
- Family households1,081
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chelan
Income and work in Chelan
- Median household income$82,637 plus or minus $25,071
- Per capita income$44,453
- Civilian labor force1,966
- Employed1,934
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over3,248
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chelan
Housing in Chelan
- Housing units2,867
- Occupied units1,839
- Vacant units1,028
- Vacancy rate35.9 percent
- Owner occupied1,037
- Renter occupied802 plus or minus 193
- Ownership rate56.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$518,000 plus or minus $121,227
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,368
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units1,773
- Share single family61.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more994 plus or minus 288
- Share in buildings of two or more34.7 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 110
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chelan
How Chelan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,700
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,121 plus or minus 295
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.9 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more292 plus or minus 203
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.2 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone61.9 percent
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Worked from home10.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chelan
SBA loans in Chelan (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$2,043,300
- Average approval$204,330
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$818,300
- Jobs supported57
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chelan, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chelan
SBA loans in Chelan (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$756,000
- Average approval$378,000
- Median approval$378,000
- Largest approval$582,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chelan, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chelan
Flood risk in Chelan
- NFIP communityCity of Chelan
- NFIP community number530017
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/05/78
The City of Chelan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530017 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chelan County, not Chelan
Chelan County context, not Chelan figures
- Establishments in Chelan County2,782
- Covered employment, Chelan County44,962
- Average annual pay, Chelan County$57,540
- Housing units permitted, Chelan County762
Every figure in this section is published for Chelan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chelan.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chelan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chelan, Washington?
4,350, in 1,839 households. Chelan city covers 6.70 square miles of land, which is 649 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chelan in?
Chelan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chelan?
$82,637. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $518,000. Median gross rent is $1,368 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chelan businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $756,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chelan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chelan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chelan. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chelan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chelan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chelan, city of, community 530017, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chelan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chelan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chelan.
Is zoning published for Chelan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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