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Chewelah, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Chewelah is a Census city of 2,606 people across 2.95 square miles of land, in Stevens County. Median household income is $54,167, 67.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chewelah
What Chewelah is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.95 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land882
- County holding the largest share of its areaStevens 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.
Chewelah
How many people live in Chewelah
- Population2,606
- Median age48.0
- Population under 18415 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1815.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over751
- Share 65 and over28.8 percent
- Households1,184
- Family households655
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chewelah
Income and work in Chewelah
- Median household income$54,167
- Per capita income$41,518 plus or minus $10,835
- Civilian labor force1,088
- Employed1,038
- Unemployed50 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over2,036
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chewelah
Housing in Chewelah
- Housing units1,375
- Occupied units1,184
- Vacant units191 plus or minus 84
- Vacancy rate13.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied800
- Renter occupied384 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate67.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$267,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$885 plus or minus $213
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units927
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more170 plus or minus 76
- Share in buildings of two or more12.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes278 plus or minus 104
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chewelah
How Chewelah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute906
- Commuting under 15 minutes481 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more162 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone73.4 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home12.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chewelah
SBA loans in Chewelah (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$75,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chewelah, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chewelah
Flood risk in Chewelah
- NFIP communityCity of Chewelah
- NFIP community number530186
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/05/86
The City of Chewelah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530186 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.
Stevens County, not Chewelah
Stevens County context, not Chewelah figures
- Establishments in Stevens County943
- Covered employment, Stevens County11,512
- Average annual pay, Stevens County$53,211
- Housing units permitted, Stevens County335
Every figure in this section is published for Stevens County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chewelah.
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.
Coverage
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
Chewelah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chewelah, Washington?
2,606, in 1,184 households. Chewelah city covers 2.95 square miles of land, which is 882 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chewelah in?
Stevens 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 Chewelah?
$54,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $267,400. Median gross rent is $885 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chewelah businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chewelah, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chewelah borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chewelah. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chewelah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chewelah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chewelah, city of, community 530186, 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 Chewelah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Stevens 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 Chewelah.
Is zoning published for Chewelah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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