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    Cheney, WA
    Demographic Data



    Cheney Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Cheney Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    12,700

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.5%
    5 - 17:
    8.8%
    18 - 24:
    38.5%
    25 - 34:
    16.1%
    35 - 54:
    14.0%
    55 - 64:
    5.4%
    Over 65 Years:
    11.7%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    33.0%
    33.0%
    96.0%
    96.0%
    38.0%
    38.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Cheney
    USA
    $28,586
    $28,586
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Cheney
    USA
    $54,503
    $54,503
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    31.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Accommodation
    Retail
    Education
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Transportation
    Arts
    Administration
    Manufacturing
    Construction
    Real estate
    Other
    18.9%
    18.9%
    14.5%
    14.5%
    14.4%
    14.4%
    13.5%
    13.5%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    74.4%
    74.4%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    English
    Scottish
    Italian
    European
    Swedish
    Norwegian
    Dutch
    Other Arab
    French
    French Canadian
    Polish
    Welsh
    Russian
    Scots-Irish
    Iranian
    Danish
    Finnish
    Czech
    17.2%
    17.2%
    11.9%
    11.9%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Polish
    Chinese
    Tagalog
    Native American languages
    Japanese
    Vietnamese
    German/Yiddish
    Pacific Island languages
    Russian
    French
    Other Asian languages
    African languages
    Korean
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Laotian
    Thai
    88.8%
    88.8%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Cheney Residents

    5.5%

    Real Estate in Popular Cheney Neighborhoods

    Popular real estate near Cheney

    Zip Codes in Cheney, WA