Cheney, Washington demographics

Cheney, WA demographics: median age 24.4; 38.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cheney city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5311825. The survey estimates a population of 12,804 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cheney is 24.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 4,772 households (±254). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	24.4 ±0.7	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,804
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	1,830 ±376	14.3% ±2.9 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	6,996 ±737	54.6% ±5.8 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,482 ±409	19.4% ±3.2 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	1,496 ±299	11.7% ±2.3 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,804
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	5,969 ±386	46.6% ±3.0 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	6,835 ±387	53.4% ±3.0 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,804
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	9,814 ±554	76.6% ±4.3 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	135 ±108 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	202 ±139 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	447 ±233 · low precision	3.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	40 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	706 ±280	5.5% ±2.2 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,460 ±382	11.4% ±3.0 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,804
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,435 ±293	89.3% ±2.3 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,369 ±296	10.7% ±2.3 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,607 ±266	33.7% ±5.3 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	261 ±143 · low precision	5.5% ±3.0 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	432 ±181	9.1% ±3.8 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,249 ±315	26.2% ±6.5 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,223 ±272	25.6% ±5.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,131 ±204	23.7% ±4.1 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,641 ±319	76.3% ±5.3 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,249 ±315	26.2% ±6.5 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,885 ±390	39.5% ±7.9 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	723 ±230	15.2% ±4.8 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	624 ±203	13.1% ±4.2 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	175 ±102 · low precision	3.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	116 ±85 · low precision	2.4% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,804
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	12,098 ±339	94.5% ±2.6 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	706 ±337	5.5% ±2.6 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	10,738 ±406	88.8% ±2.7 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	559 ±197	4.6% ±1.6 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	15 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±37 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	70 ±68 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	165 ±186 · low precision	1.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	12 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	63 ±51 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	26 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	49 ±42 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	126 ±94 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	242 ±253 · low precision	2.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	242 ±142 · low precision	4.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,115 ±291	18.5% ±4.6 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,646 ±339	27.2% ±5.3 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	741 ±252	12.3% ±4.1 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,400 ±254	23.2% ±3.9 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	898 ±265	14.9% ±4.3 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,700
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	8,760 ±593	69.0% ±4.6 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,701 ±481	13.4% ±3.8 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,301 ±303	10.2% ±2.4 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	918 ±304	7.2% ±2.4 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	20 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.0% of Cheney residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 91.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cheney	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.0% ±2.9 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.2% ±1.5 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±2.0 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cheney . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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