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Wenatchee, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Wenatchee is a Census city of 35,484 people across 10.64 square miles of land, in Chelan County. Median household income is $73,040, 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 59 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $53.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wenatchee
What Wenatchee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.64 sq mi
- Water area0.91 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,335
- 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.
Wenatchee
How many people live in Wenatchee
- Population35,484
- Median age35.9
- Population under 189,030
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over6,382
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent
- Households14,260
- Family households8,524
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wenatchee
Income and work in Wenatchee
- Median household income$73,040
- Per capita income$39,053
- Civilian labor force17,335
- Employed16,783
- Unemployed552 plus or minus 199
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over23,457
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wenatchee
Housing in Wenatchee
- Housing units14,682
- Occupied units14,260
- Vacant units422 plus or minus 166
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied7,671
- Renter occupied6,589
- Ownership rate53.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$433,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,248
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent
- Single family units8,930
- Share single family60.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,832
- Share in buildings of two or more32.9 percent
- Mobile homes896 plus or minus 274
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wenatchee
How Wenatchee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,290
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,532
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.6 percent
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home6.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wenatchee
SBA loans in Wenatchee (7(a))
- Approvals59
- Gross approval$53,230,100
- Average approval$902,205
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$4,308,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported470
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.1 percent
- Share to franchises18.6 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wenatchee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Wenatchee
SBA loans in Wenatchee (504)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$23,507,000
- Average approval$1,068,500
- Median approval$441,000
- Largest approval$4,703,000
- Jobs supported181
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wenatchee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have 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.
Wenatchee
Flood risk in Wenatchee
- NFIP communityCity of Wenatchee
- NFIP community number530020
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/94
The City of Wenatchee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530020 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 Wenatchee
Chelan County context, not Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee.
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
Wenatchee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wenatchee, Washington?
35,484, in 14,260 households. Wenatchee city covers 10.64 square miles of land, which is 3,335 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee?
$73,040. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $433,700. Median gross rent is $1,248 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wenatchee businesses?
59 7(a) approvals totaling $53.2 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 22 504 approvals worth $23.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wenatchee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wenatchee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wenatchee. Only 7 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 Wenatchee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wenatchee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wenatchee, city of, community 530020, 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 Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee.
Is zoning published for Wenatchee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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