Demographics of Cheney city, Washington

Cheney city, Washington had 12,650 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −735 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cheney city, in four figures

12,650
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,804 ±28.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −735 people.; 24.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,503 ±$9,297
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cheney city, Washington's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cheney city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cheney city, Washington's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cheney city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,385	100.0	100.0
2021	12,336	92.2	100.2
2022	12,752	95.3	100.7
2023	12,889	96.3	101.6
2024	12,699	94.9	102.5
2025	12,650	94.5	103.1

Population of Cheney city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,385	—
2021	12,336	−1,049
2022	12,752	+416
2023	12,889	+137
2024	12,699	−190
2025	12,650	−49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 24.4 ±0.7: for men 25.6 ±2.0 and for women 23.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cheney city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	707 ±248	5.5% ±1.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,123 ±283	8.8% ±2.2	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,932 ±601	38.5% ±4.7	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,137 ±491	24.5% ±3.8	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,409 ±329	11.0% ±2.6	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,496 ±299	11.7% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,503 ±$9,297, and income per person $28,586 ±$3,028, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cheney city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	1,364 ±329	28.6% ±6.7	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	792 ±218	16.6% ±4.5	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	733 ±220	15.4% ±4.5	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	567 ±216	11.9% ±4.5	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	786 ±266	16.5% ±5.5	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	96 to 294	2.0% to 6.1%	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	335 ±128	7.0% ±2.7	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cheney city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	3,543 ±563	31.3% ±5.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	466 ±225	25.6% ±11.3	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,803 ±498	36.0% ±5.5	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	138 to 410	15.8% ±7.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cheney city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cheney city	Washington	United States
Housing units	5,079 ±283	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±7.2	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 9.3%	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	34.7% ±5.4	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	65.3% ±5.6	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$395,900 ±$29,162	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,156 ±$65	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±5	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cheney city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,369 ±296	10.7% ±2.3	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,523 ±535	74.4% ±4.2	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	27 to 243	0.2% to 1.9%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	214 to 680	1.7% to 5.3%	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	46 to 314	0.4% to 2.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 126	0.1% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,041 ±359	8.1% ±2.8	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cheney city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	6,945 ±555	54.2% ±4.3	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,991 ±560	39.0% ±4.4	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 281	0.3% to 2.2%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	706 ±337	5.5% ±2.6	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	79 to 495	0.6% to 3.9%	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	154 to 684	1.2% to 5.3%	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cheney city among the places of Washington

106th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Cheney city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lake Forest Park city	13,335 ±40
Lakeland South CDP	13,100 ±1,286
Edgewood city	13,032 ±25
Newcastle city	12,989 ±26
Sedro-Woolley city	12,831 ±27
Cheney city	12,804 ±28
Enumclaw city	12,798 ±26
Lake Tapps CDP	12,798 ±1,160
Liberty Lake city	12,737 ±38
Kelso city	12,684 ±62
East Renton Highlands CDP	12,582 ±1,605

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 16 Places by poverty rate
No. 50 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 100 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 142 Places in Washington by median home value
No. 147 Places in Washington by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026