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Wenatchee School District Overview

Wenatchee Valley College located in Wenatchee School District area. A total of 16,716 households are located in Wenatchee School District area. Among them, 5,027 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.35 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 14,814 and 10,514 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.54% (3,807) of residents are non-citizens and 28.31% (12,623) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Wenatchee School District, Washington
Household	16,716
Population	44,581
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,027 (30.07%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	14,814
Total Students	10,514
Pre-Kindergarten	489
Kindergarten	857
Grade 1-8	4,765
Grade 9-12	2,378
College/Graduate School	2,025
Veterans	34,247
Non-citizen	3,807
Non-English Home Language	12,623
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

35,335 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,907 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,866 people are in civilian labor force and 41 are in armed labor force. 21,132 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wenatchee School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,696	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,023	77.42%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,014	9.73%
Public transportation	194	0.94%
Walked	642	3.10%
Other method	884	4.27%
Worked from home	939	4.54%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,132	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,313	29.87%
Service	4,402	20.83%
Sales and office	4,171	19.74%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,188	15.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,058	14.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,132	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,636	12.47%
Construction	1,204	5.70%
Manufacturing	1,194	5.65%
Wholesale trade	743	3.52%
Retail trade	2,422	11.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,322	6.26%
Information	250	1.18%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	802	3.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,828	8.65%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,004	23.68%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,912	9.05%
Other services, except public administration	854	4.04%
Public administration	961	4.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,132	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,700	79.03%
Government workers	3,042	14.40%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,351	6.39%
Unpaid family workers	39	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,823 for the 16,716 households in Wenatchee School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $30,960. 40,380 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.95%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,716	-
Less than $10,000	783	4.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	431	2.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,894	11.33%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,715	10.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,363	14.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,340	19.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,024	12.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,345	14.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	946	5.66%
More than $200,000	875	5.23%
Median Household Income	$59,052	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,823	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,643	-
Less than $10,000	442	4.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	170	1.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	705	6.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	774	7.27%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,453	13.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,262	21.25%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,386	13.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,962	18.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	799	7.51%
More than $200,000	690	6.48%

Median Family Income	$68,729	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,206	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,960	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,251	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,251	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	44,894	-
With health insurance coverage	40,380	89.95%
Public coverage	20,103	44.78%
Private health insurance	27,264	60.73%
Without health insurance coverage	4,514	10.05%

Housing

There are 18,248 housing units in Wenatchee School District area, Washington with 16,716 units (91.60%) occupied. 10,147 houses (60.70%) are occupied by owner and 6,569 houses (39.30%) are rented. The average housing value is $271,900 and the average rental cost is $936. 679 houses (3.72%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,862 houses (21.16%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,248	-
Occupied	16,716	91.60%
Owner Occupied	10,147	60.70%
Renter Occupied	6,569	39.30%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,541	63.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	557	3.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,799	26.30%
Mobile Homes	1,351	7.40%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,248	-
Built 2014 or later	679	3.72%
Built 2010 - 2013	420	2.30%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,065	11.32%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,729	14.96%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,180	11.95%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,652	14.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,728	9.47%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,933	10.59%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,862	21.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,248	-
1 room	416	2.28%
2 rooms	590	3.23%
3 rooms	1,573	8.62%
4 rooms	3,652	20.01%
5 rooms	3,321	18.20%
6 rooms	2,616	14.34%
7 rooms	2,267	12.42%
8 rooms	1,682	9.22%
9 rooms or more	2,131	11.68%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,248	-
no bedroom	425	2.33%
1 bedroom	1,898	10.40%
2 bedrooms	5,438	29.80%
3 bedrooms	6,740	36.94%
4 bedrooms	3,007	16.48%
5 bedrooms or more	740	4.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,147	-
Less than $50,000	406	4.00%
$50,000 - $99,999	253	2.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	591	5.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	973	9.59%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,709	36.55%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,156	31.10%
$500,000 - $999,999	975	9.61%
$1,000,000 or more	84	0.83%
Median House Value	$271,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,354	-
Less than $500	529	8.33%
$500 - $999	3,163	49.78%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,949	30.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	507	7.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	71	1.12%
$2,500 - $2,999	59	0.93%
$3,000 or more	76	1.20%
Median Rental Costs	$936	-

Demographic

A total of 45,447 people lives in Wenatchee School District area, Washington with 22,794 male and 22,653 female. The males to female ratio is 50.16 to 49.84. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	45,447	-
Male	22,794	50.16%
Female	22,653	49.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,447	-
Under 5 years	3,111	6.85%
5 - 9 years	3,692	8.12%
10 - 14 years	2,570	5.65%
15 - 19 years	2,830	6.23%
20 - 24 years	3,220	7.09%
25 - 34 years	5,979	13.16%
35 - 44 years	5,268	11.59%
45 - 54 years	5,281	11.62%
55 - 59 years	3,013	6.63%
60 - 64 years	2,778	6.11%
65 - 74 years	4,298	9.46%
75 - 84 years	2,140	4.71%
85 years and older	1,267	2.79%
Median Age	37.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,447	-
One Race	43,032	94.69%
White	34,164	75.17%
Black or African American	427	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	541	1.19%
Asian	245	0.54%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.05%
Other	7,633	16.80%

Two or more races	2,415	5.31%
White and Black or African American	133	0.29%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	976	2.15%
White and Asian	222	0.49%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	56	0.12%