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.

In addition, many people in Chelan have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Chelan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Chelan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Chelan is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Chelan's cultural character, accounting for 24.06% of the city’s population.

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