The Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in Washington, anchored by the cities of Wenatchee

Wenatchee, Washington

Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925...

 and East Wenatchee

East Wenatchee, Washington

East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States along the northern banks of the Columbia River. The population at the 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase over the 2000 census....

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 99,219 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 109,937).

Communities

• Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants
  • Wenatchee
    Wenatchee, Washington
    Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
  • East Wenatchee Bench
    East Wenatchee Bench, Washington
    East Wenatchee Bench is a former census-designated place in Douglas County, Washington, United States. Most of the area has been annexed by the city of East Wenatchee. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (census-designated place
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
    
    )

• Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport, Washington
    Bridgeport is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgeport's population was 2,059 at the 2000 census.Bridgeport is located near the Chief Joseph Dam.-History:...
    
    
  • Cashmere
    Cashmere, Washington
    Cashmere is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,060 at the 2010 census.-Early people:...
    
    
  • Chelan
    Chelan, Washington
    Chelan is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,890 at the 2010 census. It sits on the southeast tip of Lake Chelan, where the lake flows into the Chelan River....
    
    
  • Coulee Dam
    Coulee Dam, Washington
    Coulee Dam is a town in Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The Douglas County portion of Coulee Dam is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,098 as of the 2010 census.-History:Coulee Dam was...
    
     (partial)
  • East Wenatchee
    East Wenatchee, Washington
    East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States along the northern banks of the Columbia River. The population at the 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase over the 2000 census....
    
     (Principal city)
  • Leavenworth
    Leavenworth, Washington
    Leavenworth is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,965 at the 2010 census. The entire town center is modelled on a Bavarian village.-History:...
    
    
  • South Wenatchee
    South Wenatchee, Washington
    South Wenatchee is a census-designated place in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (census-designated place)
  • Sunnyslope
    Sunnyslope, Washington
    Sunnyslope is a census-designated place in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,521 at the 2000 census....
    
     (census-designated place)
  • Waterville
    Waterville, Washington
    Waterville is a town in and the county seat of Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,138 at the 2010 census.-History:...
    
    
  • West Wenatchee
    West Wenatchee, Washington
    West Wenatchee is a census-designated place in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (census-designated place)

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Entiat
    Entiat, Washington
    Entiat is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,112 at the 2010 census.-History:Entiat was officially incorporated on April 25, 1944...
    
    
  • Mansfield
    Mansfield, Washington
    Mansfield is a town in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 328 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Rock Island
    Rock Island, Washington
    Rock Island is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 863 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Blewett
    Blewett, Washington
    Blewett was a town in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The small mining town was established on the west side of Peshastin Creek in the foothills of the Wenatchee Mountains in the mid-1870s. The first mining claims were filed in 1874, and a stamp mill followed by 1878. A wagon road to...
    
    
  • Holden Village
    Holden Village, Washington
    Holden Village is a year-round Lutheran Christian center in the North Cascade mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Formerly the site of one of the largest copper mines in the United States, the Holden mine, Holden is accessible only by the Lake Chelan passenger ferry, the Lady of the Lake, or...
    
    
  • Manson
    Manson, Washington
    Manson is an unincorporated community in Chelan County in the state of Washington. It was named in 1912 for Manson F. Backus, president of the Lake Chelan Land Company...
    
    
  • Stehekin
    Stehekin, Washington
    Stehekin is a small unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington. It is part of Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located at the northwest end of Lake Chelan, it lies just south of the North Cascades National Park at . It is within Lake Chelan National...
    
    
  • Orondo
    Orondo, Washington
    Orondo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the area although not a CDP is about 500....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 99,219 people, 36,747 households, and 26,240 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.97% White, 0.28% African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 11.74% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.42% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,890, and the median income for a family was $45,035. Males had a median income of $35,491 versus $25,316 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $18,211.