Cheektowaga

Population: 76,251
Median household income: $66,293
Median home value: $169,200

Cheektowaga is a community in Erie County, New York, home to 76,251 residents. At $66,293, its median household income sits below Erie County's $71,175.

From 2019 to 2023, Cheektowaga's population grew 3.4% from 73,740 to 76,251, while its median home value rose 48.3% from $114,100 to $169,200.

78.9% of workers drive to work alone. 63.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,251
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,293
Median home value: $169,200
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 35,359
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

73,74076,251

Median household income

$54,002$66,293

Median home value

$114,100$169,200

Median gross rent

$845$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	73,740	$54,002	$114,100	$845
2020	73,457	$55,459	$118,400	$862
2021	76,497	$59,295	$127,100	$886
2022	76,483	$64,066	$152,100	$969
2023	76,251	$66,293	$169,200	$1,025

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,920	5.1%
5 to 17	10,308	13.5%
18 to 24	7,117	9.3%
25 to 34	11,634	15.3%
35 to 44	9,305	12.2%
45 to 54	8,720	11.4%
55 to 64	9,760	12.8%
65 to 74	8,107	10.6%
75 and over	7,380	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,614	74.2%
Black or African American	10,219	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	168	0.2%
Asian	2,427	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	366	0.5%
Two or more races	2,743	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,672	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,797	6.9%
High school graduate	18,367	33.5%
Some college or associate's	17,261	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	9,911	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,570	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,423	78.9%
Carpooled	2,587	6.7%
Public transit	503	1.3%
Walked	610	1.6%
Bicycle	128	0.3%
Worked from home	3,771	9.8%
Other means	529	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,492	30.2%
15 to 29 min	18,457	53.1%
30 to 44 min	4,090	11.8%
45 to 59 min	677	1.9%
60+ min	1,064	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 9.6% (7,088 of 74,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,640	54.5%
Nonfamily households	15,579	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,219	96.8%
Vacant	1,140	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,138	70.5%
Renter-occupied	10,081	29.5%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units22.2%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,587	63.9%
1-unit, attached	628	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7,856	22.2%
5 to 19 units	2,099	5.9%
20 or more units	1,106	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1,083	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3615000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.9090, -78.7508