Arapahoe vs Cheyenne Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Arapahoe and Cheyenne Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Arapahoe and Cheyenne Wells are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cheyenne Wells has the higher population (949 vs 43 in Arapahoe). Arapahoe has the higher median household income ($103,250 vs $61,705 in Cheyenne Wells). Since 2019, Cheyenne Wells's population has grown faster (-4.1% vs -23.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
Population	43	949
Median age	38.1 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$103,250	$61,705
Median home value	—	$159,800
Median gross rent	—	$867
Housing units	24	509
Homeownership rate	100.0%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.1%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
Population	56 → 43 (-23.2%)	990 → 949 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$90,781 → $103,250 (+13.7%)	$45,917 → $61,705 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$42,200 → $56,000 (+32.7%)	$125,500 → $159,800 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$467 → $867 (+85.7%)

Arapahoe

Population

5643

Median household income

$90,781$103,250

Median home value

$42,200$56,000

Cheyenne Wells

Population

990949

Median household income

$45,917$61,705

Median home value

$125,500$159,800

Median gross rent

$467$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	48.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	32.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	20.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	14.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	22.7%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
Drove alone	50.0%	87.6%
Carpooled	18.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.7%	5.1%
Other means	9.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Arapahoe	Cheyenne Wells
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.87	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	—	13
Median year structure built	1964	1970