Chelan is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,392 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chelan is the 148th largest community in Washington.

Chelan home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Chelan real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Another important characteristic of Chelan is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Also of interest is that Chelan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Chelan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Chelan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Chelan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The overall education level of Chelan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.25% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chelan in 2022 was $37,777, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,108 for a family of four. However, Chelan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chelan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chelan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chelan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Chelan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chelan include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and French.

In addition, Chelan has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.06%).

The most common language spoken in Chelan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.