Cheyenne Wells

Population: 949
Median household income: $61,705
Median home value: $159,800

Located in Cheyenne County, Colorado, Cheyenne Wells is a community with a population of 949. Its median household income of $61,705 runs below the Cheyenne County figure of $67,768.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cheyenne Wells's population declined 4.1% from 990 to 949, while its median home value rose 27.3% from $125,500 to $159,800.

25.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 949
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $61,705
Median home value: $159,800
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 509
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

990949

Median household income

$45,917$61,705

Median home value

$125,500$159,800

Median gross rent

$467$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	990	$45,917	$125,500	$467
2020	930	$67,750	$149,400	$720
2021	898	$53,929	$155,000	$765
2022	932	$58,125	$149,700	$885
2023	949	$61,705	$159,800	$867

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	3.3%
5 to 17	145	15.3%
18 to 24	66	7.0%
25 to 34	81	8.5%
35 to 44	142	15.0%
45 to 54	93	9.8%
55 to 64	192	20.2%
65 to 74	135	14.2%
75 and over	64	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	717	75.6%
Black or African American	10	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	5	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	93	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	121	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	11.7%
High school graduate	195	27.6%
Some college or associate's	246	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	123	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	60	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	444	87.6%
Carpooled	27	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.6%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	26	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	352	73.2%
15 to 29 min	61	12.7%
30 to 44 min	18	3.7%
45 to 59 min	27	5.6%
60+ min	23	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 11.6% (106 of 917)

	Count	Share
Family households	281	64.3%
Nonfamily households	156	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	437	85.9%
Vacant	72	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	304	69.6%
Renter-occupied	133	30.4%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	436	85.7%
1-unit, attached	5	1.0%
2 to 4 units	24	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0814175
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8192, -102.3520