Kansas · Census place 12775
Cheney city, KS
Quick answer
Cheney city has 2,386 residents, ranking #108 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $75,263, the median home is worth $148,000 and median gross rent runs $960 a month.
- Population
- 2,386Cheney city residents
- Median household income
- $75,263Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $960Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cheney city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cheney city median would spend about 15.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 77.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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