Wenatchee, WA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 58,142 in 1970 to 110,884 in 2010. That was an increase of 90.7 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 1,167 in 1970 to 13,612 in 2010. That was an increase of 1066.4 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 2.0 percent to 12.3 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 70.7 percent.

	Wenatchee MSA: Population  1970-2010

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

Natural Change [Births minus Deaths or B-D];
Net Domestic Migration [NDM - movement between states]; and
Net International Migration [NIM - movement into and out of the country].
There is also a residual "other" amount that isn't placed in one of those three categories.

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Natural change (B-D) was the primary factor adding population in all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NIM replaced B-D as the major factor adding population in all periods.

	Wenatchee MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 		Wenatchee MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	35.7%	34.9%	29.4%					90-'99	 21.5%	34.9%	43.6%
	00-'09	48.9%	13.8%	37.2%					00-'09	 22.0%	13.8%	64.2%
	10-'14	62.0%	27.0%	11.0%					10-'14	 24.6%	27.0%	48.4%

1/ Chelan and Douglas counties.

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