Cheney vs McConnell AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Cheney and McConnell AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Cheney and McConnell AFB are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cheney has the higher population (2,386 vs 1,952 in McConnell AFB). Cheney has the higher median household income ($75,263 vs $64,632 in McConnell AFB). Since 2019, McConnell AFB's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs +18.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
Population	2,386	1,952
Median age	36.6 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,263	$64,632
Median home value	$148,000	—
Median gross rent	$960	$1,392
Housing units	819	506
Homeownership rate	77.4%	5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
Population	2,014 → 2,386 (+18.5%)	1,532 → 1,952 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$62,823 → $75,263 (+19.8%)	$63,780 → $64,632 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $148,000 (+20.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$874 → $960 (+9.8%)	$1,220 → $1,392 (+14.1%)

Cheney

Population

2,0142,386

Median household income

$62,823$75,263

Median home value

$122,800$148,000

Median gross rent

$874$960

McConnell AFB

Population

1,5321,952

Median household income

$63,780$64,632

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
Under 5	6.0%	12.5%
5 to 17	24.1%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	27.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	29.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	6.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	0.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	0.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	0.0%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	63.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
No high school diploma	5.2%	1.7%
High school graduate	36.5%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
Drove alone	78.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	13.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
1-unit, detached	85.3%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	42.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cheney	McConnell AFB
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.6%
Average household size	2.98	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	8
Median year structure built	1977	2005