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Cheektowaga town, Erie County, NY

88,483 Population
29.5 square miles 3,004.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Erie County: 40.9 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,352 ±$2,220 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Erie County: $42,684 ±$884
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,072 ±$3,683 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Erie County: $73,011 ±$2,255
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.8% ±3.6% (12,662  ±3,055) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Erie County: 12.7% 117,254 (±1% / ±9,530)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.4 minutes ±1.5 (804,590  ±63,267) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Erie County: 21.3 8,392,185 (±0.3 / ±147,348)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

38,431 ±1,955 Number of households
  • Erie County: 411,547 ±3,895
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (85,943  ±516) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Erie County: 2.2 921,640 (±0 / ±970)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±2.5% (930  ±575) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Erie County: 5.4% † 11,623 (±1% / ±2,076)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

40,796 ±2,052 Number of housing units
  • Erie County: 443,253 ±441
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$219,000 ±$6,005 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Erie County: $262,500 ±$5,288
  • about half the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.6% ±2.7% (10,143  ±2,357.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Erie County: 9.5% 89,553 (±0.9% / ±8,132.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±4.5% (57,839  ±3,672.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Erie County: 93.4% 632,033 (±1.8% / ±12,427)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.2% ±3.2% (17,554  ±2,139.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Erie County: 39.8% 269,264 (±1.2% / ±8,325)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.7% ±2.6% (10,380  ±2,295) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Erie County: 8.4% 80,004
  • about half the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±1.4% (4,384  ±1,006) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Erie County: 5.3% 40,162 (±0.4% / ±3,080)
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,384 Total veterans ±1,006 3,611 Male ±902 773 Female ±549

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