Wenatchee-East Wenatchee migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,383 people moved into the Wenatchee metro and 4,233 moved out, a net of +150. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Seattle, WA than anywhere else: 1,191 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Rest of Washington (787). The listed corridors cover about 51–54% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +800 in 2020–21 to +150 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
128,414
▲ 1.2% year over year · growing
Peak population
128,414
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +762 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+120) and international migration (+634).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 128,414 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$71M
▲ $245M arrived · $173M left
Avg household income · movers
$93k in · $66k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 41%
Wenatchee wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Wenatchee metro in 2022–23 reported $245M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $173M with them, a net gain of $71M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $93k of income, vs $66k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 41%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 54% of inbound and 51% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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