Census place 5311825

Cheney

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Cheney city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Cheney.

According to the 2025 estimate, Cheney has a population of 12,650 and 2,913 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 91 covered Washington places are: median household income is $54,503, below the comparison median of $91,951; median gross rent is $1,156, below the comparison median of $1,779; and median home value is $395,900, below the comparison median of $549,300. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median household income
$54,503
Below the comparison median of $91,951
median gross rent
$1,156
Below the comparison median of $1,779
median home value
$395,900
Below the comparison median of $549,300

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Cheney's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
12,650
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.4%
Population estimate
Density
2,913/sq mi
4.3 sq mi land area
Median age
24.4 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$54,503
Median home value
$395,900
Median gross rent
$1,156
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38%
Typical commute
21.4 min
Drive-alone commute
71.8%
Public transit commute
2.2%
Walked to work
9.4%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
65.3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
55.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.4%
Unemployed residents 16+
8.3%
Working from home
8.3%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
91.2%
Homes built 2020+
2.9%
Households without a vehicle
7.5%
Households with children
23.7%
Residents with a disability
12%
Residents without insurance
9%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Spokane County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
17
Fire declarations
12
Severe Storm declarations
3
Coastal Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SPOKANE 17 SSW (6 mi from place center)
Average high
58.4°F
Average low
31.6°F
Annual rainfall
18.3"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Cheney.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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