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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Cle Elum, WA compare?
| Figure | Cle Elum, WA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 2,288 |
| Change since April 2020 | +6.1% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 2,157 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 480 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 23.6 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 7.0 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 24.3% |
| Measure | Cle Elum, WA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 1,905±315 |
| Median age | 48.0±4.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6%±4.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 80.3%±8.9 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.1 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.1 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 2.2%±1.7 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 19.0%±5.7 pts |
| Median household income | $63,973±$11,000 |
| Per capita income | $40,961±$6,302 |
| People below the poverty line | 9.8%±4.6 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 2.1%±2.0 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $451,000±$69,436 |
| Median gross rent | $1,295±$395 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 36.7%±14.6 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 62.6%±11.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 2.3%±2.7 pts |
| Worked from home | 10.6%±6.0 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 68.9%±9.1 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±4.0 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.7 min±5.4 |
| No health insurance coverage | 7.2%±3.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov