South Wenatchee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,522 at the 2020 census.
Geography
South Wenatchee is bordered to the northwest by the city of Wenatchee and to the northeast by the Columbia River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 23.85%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, South Wenatchee had a population of 1,522 people, with 463 households and 339 families. The population density was 1,302.0 per square mile (502.7/km). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 412.3 per square mile (159.2/km).
The median age was 31.0 years. 29.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 11.8% were from 18 to 24, 26.5% were from 25 to 44, 22.8% were from 45 to 64, and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.2 males age 18 and over.
Of the 463 households, 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.4% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.8.
There were 482 housing units, of which 3.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 1.6%.
2000 census
As of the census