City safety & data profile
East WenatcheeWA
East Wenatchee, WA is a 14K-resident city in Douglas County with a median household income of $77,558.
Douglas County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Wenatchee, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Wenatchee has a population larger than 21% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $429,200.
- 14K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 22%
- By size
- $77,558
- Median income (place)
- $429,200
- Median home (place)
- 8%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on East Wenatchee
East Wenatchee posts a median household income higher than 46% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
- Bottom 47%
- by median income, US cities
Composite score · East Wenatchee, WA
45/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where East Wenatchee income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$77,558 Bottom 46% higher than 46% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Biggest cities by headcount in WA
109 WA places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.
- Seattle
Seattle, WA
780,995 residents
- Spokane 229,447
Spokane, WA
229,447 residents
- Tacoma 222,906
Tacoma, WA
222,906 residents
- Vancouver 196,442
Vancouver, WA
196,442 residents
- Bellevue 139,820
Bellevue, WA
139,820 residents
- Kent 126,952
Kent, WA
126,952 residents
- Everett 108,010
Everett, WA
108,010 residents
- Renton 100,242
Renton, WA
100,242 residents
- Federal Way 95,171
Federal Way, WA
95,171 residents
- Spokane Valley 94,919
Spokane Valley, WA
94,919 residents
What this shows By headcount, Seattle ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Sammamish.
Highest median incomes in WA
Median household income across 109 tracked WA places. Hover a bar for its population rank.
- Sammamish
Sammamish, WA
$239,690 median
- Mercer Island
Mercer Island, WA
$219,069 median
- Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie, WA
$214,107 median
- Cottage Lake
Cottage Lake, WA
$213,106 median
- Mill Creek East
Mill Creek East, WA
$192,937 median
- Maltby
Maltby, WA
$185,457 median
- Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
$185,369 median
- Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island, WA
$172,188 median
- Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
$165,576 median
- Woodinville
Woodinville, WA
$164,398 median
What this shows Sammamish posts the highest place-level median income in WA; Seattle is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading East Wenatchee, WA beyond the headline numbers
East Wenatchee sits inside Douglas County, Washington, at roughly 47.42°N, -120.29°W. Population 13,659, $77,558 median household income. Median home value $429,200, median rent $1,327. Poverty rate 8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
Climate: 52.5°F annual average, 9" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 29.1% in East Wenatchee, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.
2.5% of East Wenatchee workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
The median home in East Wenatchee costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.
19.8% of East Wenatchee adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
Only 7.3% of East Wenatchee workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.
At 8%, poverty in East Wenatchee, WA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.
Median rent in East Wenatchee, WA runs $1,327/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
Unemployment in East Wenatchee sits at 4.6%, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Wenatchee from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Douglas County): East Wenatchee's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Money & Work
What stands out most about East Wenatchee's economic profile: poverty rate at 8.0%, 35% below the average across tracked places. Median rent also diverges: $1,327/mo, 14% below average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 8% -35% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.6% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 19.8% |
| Work From Home | 7.3% |
| Public Transit | 2.5% |
By the Numbers
Community Health 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20243.9% above national average
Metro area: Wenatchee, WA (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
What alerts and safety updates affect East Wenatchee?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Wenatchee right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet WA-EAST-WENATCHEE · East Wenatchee
East Wenatchee: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Wenatchee; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Washington state hubs · Methodology
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Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Wenatchee, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (8% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($77,558 here).
Compare East Wenatchee with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Cities 8
Turning this into a research checklist
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the East Wenatchee area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare East Wenatchee against Washington peers on any ranking lens. Explore Washington
Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Douglas County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.