Demographics of Chehalis city, Washington

Chehalis city, Washington had 7,764 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +275 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chehalis city, in four figures

7,764
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,587 ±42.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +275 people.; 34.7 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,702 ±$10,507
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chehalis city, Washington's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chehalis city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chehalis city, Washington's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chehalis city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,489	100.0	100.0
2021	7,587	101.3	100.2
2022	7,555	100.9	100.7
2023	7,582	101.2	101.6
2024	7,728	103.2	102.5
2025	7,764	103.7	103.1

Population of Chehalis city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,489	—
2021	7,587	+98
2022	7,555	−32
2023	7,582	+27
2024	7,728	+146
2025	7,764	+36

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.7 ±3.8: for men 35.6 ±1.9 and for women 31.4 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chehalis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	648 ±174	8.5% ±2.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,578 ±254	20.8% ±3.4	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	484 ±146	6.4% ±1.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,311 ±308	30.5% ±4.1	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,547 ±238	20.4% ±3.1	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,019 ±193	13.4% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,702 ±$10,507, and income per person $31,191 ±$3,517, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chehalis city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	391 ±121	14.0% ±4.2	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	603 ±183	21.6% ±6.4	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	428 ±146	15.3% ±5.1	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	625 ±178	22.4% ±6.2	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	479 ±135	17.2% ±4.7	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	57 to 211	2.1% to 7.5%	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	130 ±62	4.7% ±2.2	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chehalis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	1,093 ±354	15.0% ±4.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	399 ±168	19.7% ±7.8	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	467 ±179	12.3% ±4.6	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	227 ±112	15.8% ±7.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chehalis city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chehalis city	Washington	United States
Housing units	3,030 ±209	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.1% ±8.9	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.9% ±3.6	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.8% ±5.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.2% ±5.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$372,900 ±$16,999	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,102 ±$126	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±7	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chehalis city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,106 ±316	14.6% ±4.2	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,812 ±348	76.6% ±4.6	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28 to 122	0.4% to 1.6%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 66	0.1% to 0.9%	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 205	0% to 2.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	451 ±142	5.9% ±1.9	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chehalis city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	4,706 ±336	62.0% ±4.4	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,375 ±341	31.3% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	55 to 189	0.7% to 2.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	384 ±184	5.1% ±2.4	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	62 to 304	0.8% to 4.0%	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	76 to 326	1.0% to 4.3%	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chehalis city among the places of Washington

156th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Chehalis city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sequim city	8,161 ±39
Quincy city	7,998 ±27
North Bend city	7,953 ±31
Clarkston Heights-Vineland CDP	7,884 ±570
Waller CDP	7,683 ±820
Chehalis city	7,587 ±42
Clover Creek CDP	7,345 ±938
Ocean Shores city	7,302 ±19
Clarkston city	7,191 ±23
Fircrest city	7,069 ±27
Pacific city	7,066 ±35

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 26 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 53 Places in Washington by median age
No. 109 Places in Washington by median household income
No. 110 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 111 Places in Washington by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026