Cheney vs Denton

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

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

Cheney has the higher population (174 vs 147 in Denton). Cheney has the higher median household income ($101,932 vs $54,063 in Denton). Since 2019, Cheney's population has grown faster (+163.6% vs -25.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheney	Denton
Population	174	147
Median age	18.3 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,932	$54,063
Median home value	—	$221,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,078
Housing units	47	85
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheney	Denton
Population	66 → 174 (+163.6%)	197 → 147 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$104,091 → $101,932 (-2.1%)	$62,500 → $54,063 (-13.5%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $267,900 (+26.1%)	$131,300 → $221,200 (+68.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $1,078 (+54.0%)

Cheney

Population

66174

Median household income

$104,091$101,932

Median home value

$212,500$267,900

Denton

Population

197147

Median household income

$62,500$54,063

Median home value

$131,300$221,200

Median gross rent

$700$1,078

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheney	Denton
Under 5	17.8%	2.7%
5 to 17	31.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	26.5%
35 to 44	20.1%	4.8%
45 to 54	6.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.6%
75 and over	8.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheney	Denton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheney	Denton
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	53.0%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheney	Denton
Drove alone	71.6%	83.1%
Carpooled	28.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheney	Denton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Cheney	Denton
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.9%
Average household size	3.70	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1977	1974