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Total population: 10,385 (All urban)

Cheney, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,320 (3,134 occupied: 1,154 owner occupied, 1,980 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	63%
State:	35%

Housing density: 812 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $486 (lower quartile is $379, upper quartile is $628)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $400

Median gross rent in Cheney, WA in 2007: $605

Housing units in Cheney with a mortgage: 780 (139 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 255

Cheney,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $189,381 (it was $113,100 in 2000)

Cheney:	$189,381
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,885 - $245,221

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $211,816
Here: $211,816
State: $389,314

In 2-unit structures: $106,203
Here: $106,203
State: $357,000

Mobile homes: $25,357
Here: $25,357
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,285

In family households: 4,839 (1,113 male householders, 467 female householders)
1,100 spouses, 1,817 children (1,745 natural, 0 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 38 other relatives, 219 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,446 (718 male householders (465 living alone)), 888 female householders (549 living alone)), 840 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,687 (122 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 671 2-persons, 355 3-persons, 329 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,014 1-person, 431 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

926 married couples with children.
523 single-parent households (74 men, 449 women).

88.6% of residents of Cheney speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 566 (6.3%)
(17.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cheney, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 117 6 rooms: 153 7 rooms: 253 8 rooms: 249 9 or more rooms: 306

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheney, Washington:
	1 room: 210 2 rooms: 350 3 rooms: 418 4 rooms: 584 5 rooms: 243 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 41 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 241
1990 to 1994: 249
1980 to 1989: 454
1970 to 1979: 896
1960 to 1969: 645
1950 to 1959: 257
1940 to 1949: 152
1939 or earlier: 339

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheney:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 176 3 bedrooms: 418 4 bedrooms: 397 5 or more bedrooms: 157

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheney:
	no bedroom: 227 1 bedroom: 651 2 bedrooms: 813 3 bedrooms: 219 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cheney in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 362 2 vehicles: 504 3 vehicles: 197 4 vehicles: 45 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Cheney in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 237 1 vehicle: 1,085 2 vehicles: 524 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 45 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Cheney, WA:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 66
$125,000 to $149,999: 160
$150,000 to $174,999: 235
$175,000 to $199,999: 219
$200,000 to $249,999: 356
$250,000 to $299,999: 131
$300,000 to $399,999: 58
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Cheney rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cheney:

Less than $100: 38 people
$100 to $149: 35
$150 to $199: 58
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 131
$300 to $349: 159
$350 to $399: 208
$400 to $449: 241
$450 to $499: 243
$500 to $549: 204
$550 to $599: 210
$600 to $649: 252
$650 to $699: 167
$700 to $749: 56
$750 to $799: 52
$800 to $899: 55
$900 to $999: 66
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 53

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 305 1990 to 1994: 124 1985 to 1989: 60 1980 to 1984: 26 1975 to 1979: 28 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 9

Cheney, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.1%
Number of people working at home: 128 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 411
5 to 9 minutes: 847
10 to 14 minutes: 394
15 to 19 minutes: 222
20 to 24 minutes: 412
25 to 29 minutes: 384
30 to 34 minutes: 497
35 to 39 minutes: 144
40 to 44 minutes: 119
45 to 59 minutes: 178
60 to 89 minutes: 60
90 or more minutes: 52

Cheney mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,512 (65%)
Carpooled: 388 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 126 (3%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 36 (1%)
Walked: 608 (16%)
Other means: 41 (1%)
Worked at home: 128 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 834
$10,000 to $14,999: 316
$15,000 to $19,999: 272
$20,000 to $24,999: 223
$25,000 to $29,999: 242
$30,000 to $34,999: 137
$35,000 to $39,999: 185
$40,000 to $44,999: 114
$45,000 to $49,999: 127
$50,000 to $59,999: 249
$60,000 to $74,999: 222
$75,000 to $99,999: 181
$100,000 to $124,999: 58
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

German: 1472

Other groups: 1294

Irish: 725

English: 629

United States or American: 461

Norwegian: 431

Swedish: 196

Italian: 184

French (except Basque): 181

Scotch-Irish: 172

Polish: 133

French Canadian: 119

European: 114

Scottish: 102

Scandinavian: 101

Dutch: 91

Danish: 63

Czech: 51

Russian: 49

Portuguese: 48

Welsh: 42

British: 39

Subsaharan African:: 37

African: 32

Finnish: 24

Hungarian: 21

Swiss: 19

Greek: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Jamaican: 14

Yugoslavian: 13

Brazilian: 10

Ghanian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Japan (25%)
Taiwan (16%)
Canada (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Korea (6%)
Germany (5%)
Colombia (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4313
Northeast: 244
Midwest: 653
South: 466
West: 2495

27% of Cheney residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 266
Less than 1 year of college: 87
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 345
Associate degree: 162
Bachelor's degree: 536
Master's degree: 190
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 372
Less than 1 year of college: 127
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 400
Associate degree: 175
Bachelor's degree: 522
Master's degree: 146
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 13.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 52.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 27.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 62.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 57.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 39.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 37.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 35.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,123
Black householders: $11,582
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,076
Asian householders: $3,402
Some other race householders: $23,226
Two or more races householders: $24,930
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $23,236

Cheney household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cheney household income for Black householders

Cheney household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Cheney household income for Asian householders

Cheney household income for Some other race householders

Cheney household income for Two or more races householders

Cheney household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cheney marital status for males

Cheney marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,567
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $262,220
Asian householders: $230,238
Hispanic or Latino householders: $151,873

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,455
One, attached: 72
Two: 258
3 or 4: 372
5 to 9: 200
10 to 19: 330
20 to 49: 208
50 or more: 272
Mobile homes: 141
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,761

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cheney:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (87%) Utility gas (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38

Here:	4.9%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	1.7%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	1.8%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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