Wenatchee, WA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,888100.0
Nursery school, preschool6698.5
Kindergarten4976.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,58845.5
High school (grades 9-12)1,82323.1
College or graduate school1,31116.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,500100.0
Less than 9th grade1,76210.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,05011.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,17623.9
Some college, no degree3,91722.4
Associate degree1,4998.6
Bachelor's degree2,59814.8
Graduate or professional degree1,4988.6
Percent high school graduate or higher78.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over21,450100.0
Never married5,03223.5
Now married, except separated11,97255.8
Separated3621.7
Widowed1,6007.5
Female
1,3866.5
Divorced2,48411.6
Female
1,5317.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years406100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren21452.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over20,233100.0
Civilian veterans2,71513.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,854100.0
With a disability6559.6
Population 21 to 64 years14,498100.0
With a disability2,82419.5
Percent employed
50.0(X)
No disability11,67480.5
Percent employed
75.5(X)
Population 65 years and over3,965100.0
With a disability1,78445.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over25,861100.0
Same house in 199511,86745.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199513,00550.3
Same county
7,60129.4
Different county
5,40420.9
Same state
3,61414.0
Different state
1,7906.9
Elsewhere in 19959893.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population28,098100.0
Native24,33486.6
Born in United States
24,15186.0
State of residence
15,06153.6
Different state
9,09032.4
Born outside United States
1830.7
Foreign born3,76413.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,0367.2
Naturalized citizen
1,1394.1
Not a citizen
2,6259.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,764100.0
Europe1844.9
Asia1654.4
Africa200.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America3,25186.4
Northern America1443.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over25,861100.0
English only20,46379.1
Language other than English5,39820.9
Speak English less than 'very well
3,13112.1
Spanish
4,88718.9
Speak English less than "very well"
2,99511.6
Other Indo-European languages
3281.3
Speak English less than "very well"
730.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1630.6
Speak English less than "very well"
630.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population28,098100.0

Total ancestries reported

28,324100.8
Arab440.2
Czech11190.4
Danish4191.5
Dutch5932.1
English3,26511.6
French (except Basque)18012.9
French Canadian12130.8
German4,83117.2
Greek290.1
Hungarian1030.4
Irish12,6439.4
Italian6672.4
Lithuanian80.0
Norwegian1,1754.2
Polish2290.8
Portuguese80.0
Russian490.2
Scotch-Irish6292.2
Scottish8102.9
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African270.1
Swedish8863.2
Swiss1220.4
Ukrainian410.1
United States or American2,0917.4
Welsh2590.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)90.0
Other ancestries8,25429.4
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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