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Population (year 2000): 27,856. Estimated
population in July 2005: 29,374 (+5.4% change)
Males: 13,615 (48.9%), Females: 14,241 (51.1%)
Chelan County
Zip codes:
98801.
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $34,897 (year 2000)
Median house value: $133,700 (year 2000)
Races in Wenatchee:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
- Hispanic (21.5%)
- Other race (14.0%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.3%), English (11.7%),
Irish (9.5%), United States (7.5%), Norwegian (4.2%), Swedish
(3.2%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 6.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wenatchee
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 11.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wenatchee city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 11.6%
13.5% Foreign born (11.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,531 (+24.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Wenatchee:
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (1300 FULLER
STREET/PO BOX 1887)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY HOSPITAL (820 NORTH CHELAN
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wenatchee:
- KITTITAS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA)
- CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; LEAVENWORTH,
WA)
- LAKE CHELAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles;
CHELAN, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wenatchee:
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 10 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 61
miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 72 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wenatchee:
- CASHMERE-DRYDEN (about 13 miles; CASHMERE, WA; ID:
8S2)
- WATERVILLE (about 25 miles; WATERVILLE, WA; ID: 2S5)
- BOWERS FIELD (about 31 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; ID:
ELN)
Amtrak station:
WENATCHEE (FOOT OF KITTIAS ST.). Services: fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term
parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Wenatchee:
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,074; Location: 1300 FIFTH ST; Public;
Website: www.wvc.ctc.edu)
- ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT enrollment: 45;
Location: 208 S WENATCHEE AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Wenatchee:
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 103
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 117 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles;
TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles;
BELLEVUE, WA; FT enrollment: 7,013)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 128 miles;
AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
Public high schools in Wenatchee:
- WENATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,971;
Location: 1101 MILLERDALE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VOC SKILLS CENTER NORTH CENTRAL (Students:
298; Location: 327 E PENNY ROAD STE D; Grades: 10 - 12)
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 244;
Location: 1521 NINTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SKILL SOURCE (Students: 82; Location: 233
CHELAN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Wenatchee:
- CASCADE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 220;
Location: 600 N WESTERN AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wenatchee:
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 629;
Location: 1620 RUSSELL ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FOOTHILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 575;
Location: 1410 MAPLE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN NEWBERY ELEMENTARY (Students: 528;
Location: 850 WESTERN; Grades: PK - 05)
- ORCHARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 515;
Location: 1024 ORCHARD AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MISSION VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
514; Location: 60 TERMINAL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 497;
Location: 1224 METHOW ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 485;
Location: 1401 WASHINGTON ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 475;
Location: 600 ALASKA ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH (Students:
411; Location: 1130 PRINCETON; Grades: PK - 05)
- SUNNYSLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 272;
Location: 3109 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Wenatchee:
- ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 277;
Location: 312 PALOUSE ST PO BOX 2219; Grades: PK - 5)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL-WENATCHEE (Students: 172;
Location: 600 ST JOSEPHS PLACE; Grades: PK - 5)
- CHILDREN'S GATE MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 19;
Location: P.O. BOX 4025; Grades: PK - KG)
- WENATCHEE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 11;
Location: 2526 CORDELL ST; Grades: 3 - 10)
Library in Wenatchee:
- NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $6,407,986; Location: 238 OLDS STATION RD;
709,341 books; 27,452 audio materials; 79,192 video
materials; 1,236 serial subscriptions)
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