Chewelah city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,508 ( 99 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population density: 849.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,088	83.25%	12.3%
Black:	4	0.16%	33.3%
Indian:	7	0.28%	81.6%
Asian:	52	2.07%	246.7%
2+ races:	141	5.62%	58.4%
Hispanic:	99	3.95%	33.8%

Total non-White:	420	16.75%	86.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-294	-13.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	195	9.1

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
2,607
2,382	91.37%
6	0.23%
38	1.46%
15	0.58%
89	3.41%
74	2.84%
225	8.63%

2000
2,196
1,990	90.62%
0	0.00%
28	1.28%
26	1.18%
93	4.23%
45	2.05%
206	9.38%

1990
1,945
1,868	96.04%
2	0.10%
29	1.49%
20	1.03%
n/a
26	1.34%
77	3.96%

1980
1,888
1,804	95.55%
0	0.00%
65	3.44%
10	0.53%
n/a
9	0.48%
84	4.45%

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

392	17.9
19	0.9

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

122	6.3
129	6.6

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

64	3.4
-7	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Chewelah 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
49.0
461	18.4%
2,047	81.6%
662	26.4%

1,085
2.23

611	56.3%
445	72.8%
67	11.0%
474	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.2
600	23.0%
2,007	77.0%
641	24.6%

1,150
2.22

690	60.0%
513	74.3%
82	11.9%
460	40.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
616	28.1%
1,580	71.9%
457	20.8%

902
2.36

560	62.1%
410	73.2%
80	14.3%
342	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
545	28.0%
1,400	72.0%
469	24.1%

818
2.33

508	62.1%
410	80.7%
57	11.2%
310	37.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
538	28.5%
1,350	71.5%
399	21.1%

760
2.45

523	68.8%
443	84.7%
43	8.2%
237	31.2%

2022 Housing Data for Chewelah city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	64	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	95	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	42	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	47	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	88	8.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	80	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	136	12.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	76	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	100	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	48	4.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	37	3.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	134	12.4%
$200,000 or more	46	4.2%

Median Household Income	52,905
Per Capita Income	32,235

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	136	12.5%
Public Assistance	40	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	211	19.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	805	58.4%
Unemployed	81	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	886	64.2%
Not in Labor Force	493	35.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	291	216	57.4%
Non-Profit	5	58	7.9%
Self-Employed	79	85	48.2%

Local Government	90	63	58.8%
State Government	26	26	50.0%
Federal Government	46	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	370	301	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	167	147	53.2%
Total	537	448	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	25.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	122	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	237	24.1%
Professional, Technical	230	23.4%
Service Occupations	228	23.1%
All others	168	17.1%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	138	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	119	12.1%
Educational services	111	11.3%
Accommodation and food services	92	9.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	75	7.6%
Manufacturing	73	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67	6.8%
Public administration	52	5.3%
Construction	47	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	44	4.5%
Other services	37	3.8%
Finance and insurance	34	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	2.6%
Wholesale trade	25	2.5%
Information	22	2.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	90	3.59%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,293	96.1%
Spanish	58	2.4%
Other	33	1.4%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	544	21.7%
English	328	13.1%
Irish	263	10.5%
American	230	9.2%
Norwegian	118	4.7%
Swedish	97	3.9%
Ukrainian	95	3.8%
Italian	94	3.7%
French	69	2.8%
Dutch	62	2.5%
European	54	2.2%
Scottish	48	1.9%
Welsh	44	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	31	1.2%
British	30	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,508	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,465	98.3%
Foreign-born	43	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.8%	148	7.8%	652	34.6%	698	37.0%	226	12.0%	147	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.8%
9-12 Years	148	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	652	34.6%
Some College	698	37.0%
Bach. Degree	226	12.0%
Grad Degree	147	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +227	R +78	D + 1.5%
D +149
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	916	61.0%	Joe Biden (D)	550	36.6%	36	2.4%	1,502	22	14	0.04%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	689	57.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	401	33.6%	104	8.7%	1,194	21	12	0.04%

2020 President, Chewelah city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

550

36.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

916

61.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,502

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Chewelah city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

401

33.6%

Donald Trump (R)

689

57.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,194

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chewelah city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	76%	Loren Culp (R)	953	63.9%	Jay Inslee* (D)	534	35.8%	5 [+]	0.3%	1,492	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%);
2018	S1	61%	Susan Hutchison (R)	728	60.3%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	479	39.7%	0	0.0%	1,207	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	61%	Chris Vance (R)	664	54.7%	Patty Murray* (D)	550	45.3%	0	0.0%	1,214	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	61%	Bill Bryant (R)	736	60.8%	Jay Inslee* (D)	475	39.2%	0	0.0%	1,211	15	0.04%
[-] 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	1,279
Median Value	$202,700

Occupied	1,085	84.8%
Vacant	194	15.2%

Owned	742	68.4%
Rented	343	31.6%
Median Rent	$901

Single-Family Units	908	71.0%
Detached	895	70.0%
Attached	13	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	104	8.1%
Mobile Homes	203	15.9%

Chewelah city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chewelah city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Chewelah city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chewelah city, WA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chewelah city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chewelah city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chewelah city, WA