What is the population of Cheektowaga CDP?

Cheektowaga CDP has 76,251 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in Cheektowaga CDP?

Median household income in Cheektowaga CDP is $66,293 a year, 15.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cheektowaga CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,025 a month and the median home value is $169,200, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.

Is Cheektowaga CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cheektowaga CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Cheektowaga, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Cheektowaga, New York (Cheektowaga, NY — Census place “Cheektowaga CDP”) is 76,251 residents, ranking #8 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $66,293, the median home is worth $169,200 and median gross rent runs $1,025 a month. Looking for the Cheektowaga New York ZIP code list? 6 ZIP codes serve Cheektowaga, NY: 14043, 14206, 14211, 14215, 14225, 14227.

Population: 76,251Cheektowaga CDP residents
Median household income: $66,293Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $169,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,025Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 70.5%Owner-occupied households

Cheektowaga ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cheektowaga.

The Cheektowaga NY ZIP code list below covers 6 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Cheektowaga CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cheektowaga CDP median would spend about 18.6% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 70.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cheektowaga CDP, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Cheektowaga CDP is a small city in New York, with 76,251 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 39.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Cheektowaga CDP earn a median of $66,293 a year, 15.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 28% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Cheektowaga CDP is valued at $169,200, 44.2% below the national figure and 46% below the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,025 a month, 27.1% below the national figure, or roughly $12,300 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Cheektowaga CDP?: Cheektowaga CDP has 76,251 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Cheektowaga CDP?: Median household income in Cheektowaga CDP is $66,293 a year, 15.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cheektowaga CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,025 a month and the median home value is $169,200, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
Is Cheektowaga CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cheektowaga CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Cheektowaga CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.