Washington · Census place 11825
Cheney city, WA
Quick answer
Cheney city has 12,830 residents, ranking #103 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $47,039, the median home is worth $330,300 and median gross rent runs $1,075 a month.
- Population
- 12,830Cheney city residents
- Median household income
- $47,039Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $330,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,075Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 31%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 27.4% 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 7.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.6% of residents and 31% 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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- Lake Forest Park city 13,356
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- Edgewood city 12,683
- Enumclaw city 12,663
- Sedro-Woolley city 12,633
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