Chehalis city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,512 ( 253 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.8 square miles
Population density: 1293.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,735	76.34%	3.4%
Black:	144	1.92%	24.1%
Indian:	13	0.17%	83.3%
Asian:	161	2.14%	46.4%
2+ races:	474	6.31%	187.3%
Hispanic:	978	13.02%	15.9%

Total non-White:	1,777	23.66%	34.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-204	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	457	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,259
5,939	81.82%
116	1.60%
78	1.07%
110	1.52%
165	2.27%
844	11.63%
1,320	18.18%

2000
7,003
6,027	86.06%
90	1.29%
129	1.84%
43	0.61%
124	1.77%
585	8.35%
976	13.94%

1990
6,527
6,207	95.10%
59	0.90%
56	0.86%
121	1.85%
n/a
84	1.29%
320	4.90%

1980
6,100
5,764	94.49%
28	0.46%
19	0.31%
188	3.08%
n/a
90	1.48%
336	5.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-88	-1.3
344	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-180	-2.8
656	10.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

443	7.3
-16	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Chehalis city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.2
1,858	24.7%
5,654	75.3%
1,227	16.3%

2,939
2.37

1,575	53.6%
1,044	66.3%
233	14.8%
1,364	46.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
1,776	24.5%
5,483	75.5%
1,046	14.4%

2,868
2.36

1,655	57.7%
1,057	63.9%
271	16.4%
1,213	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.8
1,999	28.5%
5,004	71.5%
953	13.6%

2,659
2.45

1,687	63.4%
1,251	74.2%
231	13.7%
972	36.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
1,775	27.2%
4,752	72.8%
1,188	18.2%

2,550
2.43

1,699	66.6%
1,329	78.2%
183	10.8%
851	33.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
1,770	29.0%
4,330	71.0%
1,020	16.7%

2,361
2.48

1,559	66.0%
1,323	84.9%
145	9.3%
802	34.0%

2022 Housing Data for Chehalis city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	87	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	97	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	211	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	122	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	193	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	118	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	157	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	133	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	179	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	151	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	263	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	580	19.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	331	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	129	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	117	4.0%
$200,000 or more	71	2.4%

Median Household Income	61,378
Per Capita Income	30,125

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	169	5.8%
Public Assistance	140	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	664	22.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,547	64.4%
Unemployed	345	8.7%
In Armed Forces	5	0.1%

Total Labor Force	2,897	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,058	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,278	559	69.6%
Non-Profit	102	246	29.3%
Self-Employed	98	114	46.2%

Local Government	149	214	41.0%
State Government	256	124	67.4%
Federal Government	15	10	60.0%

Total Private + Self	1,376	673	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	522	594	46.8%
Total	1,898	1,267	60.0%

Pct. Govt.	24.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	292	9.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	622	19.7%
Professional, Technical	785	24.8%
Service Occupations	552	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	71	2.2%
All others	914	28.9%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	427	13.5%
Retail trade	395	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	351	11.1%
Construction	280	8.8%
Public administration	279	8.8%
Manufacturing	207	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	198	6.3%
Other services	174	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	161	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	133	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	105	3.3%
Finance and insurance	104	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	94	3.0%
Information	83	2.6%
Wholesale trade	62	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	42	1.3%
Utilities	19	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	783	10.42%
Puerto Rican	45	0.60%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	75	1.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	75	1.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	75	1.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	118	1.57%
Vietnamese	24	0.32%
Filipino	19	0.25%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,374	90.9%
Spanish	552	7.9%
Other Indo-European	38	0.5%
German, other Germanic	35	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.1%
Other	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,601	21.3%
English	1,090	14.5%
Irish	866	11.5%
American	675	9.0%
European	344	4.6%
Scottish	263	3.5%
Italian	235	3.1%
Norwegian	224	3.0%
French	218	2.9%
Polish	212	2.8%
Swedish	154	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	88	1.2%
Scandinavian	79	1.1%
Dutch	69	0.9%
Danish	62	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,300	97.2%
Not a citizen	212	2.8%

Native	7,135	95.0%
Foreign-born	377	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
128	2.6%	289	5.8%	1,463	29.6%	1,873	37.9%	816	16.5%	372	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	128	2.6%
9-12 Years	289	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,463	29.6%
Some College	1,873	37.9%
Bach. Degree	816	16.5%
Grad Degree	372	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +419	D +68	D + 6.9%
D +487
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,877	53.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,498	42.5%	151	4.3%	3,526	14	6	0.09%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	1,458	53.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,011	37.4%	235	8.7%	2,704	17	8	0.08%

2020 President, Chehalis city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,498

42.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,877

53.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

121

3.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,526

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Chehalis city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,011

37.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,458

53.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

164

6.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,704

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chehalis city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	60%	Loren Culp (R)	2,036	58.0%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,462	41.7%	12 [+]	0.3%	3,510	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.3%);
2018	S1	44%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,441	56.2%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	1,121	43.8%	0	0.0%	2,562	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	48%	Chris Vance (R)	1,512	54.5%	Patty Murray* (D)	1,260	45.5%	0	0.0%	2,772	14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	48%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,653	59.5%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,124	40.5%	0	0.0%	2,777	14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,177
Median Value	$297,000

Occupied	2,939	92.5%
Vacant	238	7.5%

Owned	1,460	49.7%
Rented	1,479	50.3%
Median Rent	$983

Single-Family Units	1,881	59.2%
Detached	1,837	57.8%
Attached	44	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,010	31.8%
Mobile Homes	33	1.0%

Chehalis city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chehalis city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Chehalis city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chehalis city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chehalis city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chehalis city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chehalis city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chehalis city, WA