Cheektowaga, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 79,986, Rural population: 0)

Cheektowaga, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 35,823 (34,182 occupied: 24,254 owner occupied, 9,928 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1408 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $562 (lower quartile is $431, upper quartile is $668)

Housing units in Cheektowaga with a mortgage: 12,219 (1,031 second mortgage, 2,264 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,254

Cheektowaga,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,100 (it was $81,500 in 2000)

Cheektowaga:	$92,100
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,700 - $115,900

Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1960

Household type by relationship

Households: 79,067

In family households: 65,043 (16,458 male householders, 5,500 female householders)
17,028 spouses, 22,634 children (21,259 natural, 465 adopted, 910 stepchildren), 836 grandchildren, 530 brothers or sisters, 641 parents, 555 other relatives, 861 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,024 (4,400 male householders (3,553 living alone)), 7,800 female householders (6,998 living alone)), 1,824 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 919 (540 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,362 2-persons, 5,201 3-persons, 4,240 4-persons, 1,593 5-persons, 379 6-persons, 183 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,551 1-person, 1,502 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

11,709 married couples with children.
3,736 single-parent households (755 men, 2,981 women).

90.3% of residents of Cheektowaga speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,503 (4.4%)
(64.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cheektowaga, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 62 3 rooms: 369 4 rooms: 1,894 5 rooms: 7,040 6 rooms: 7,705 7 rooms: 4,088 8 rooms: 1,923 9 or more rooms: 1,173

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheektowaga, New York:
	1 room: 96 2 rooms: 430 3 rooms: 1,052 4 rooms: 4,309 5 rooms: 2,603 6 rooms: 972 7 rooms: 344 8 rooms: 70 9 or more rooms: 52

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 144
1995 to 1998: 351
1990 to 1994: 861
1980 to 1989: 1,777
1970 to 1979: 4,928
1960 to 1969: 8,560
1950 to 1959: 9,813
1940 to 1949: 5,572
1939 or earlier: 3,817

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheektowaga:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 333 2 bedrooms: 4,277 3 bedrooms: 15,358 4 bedrooms: 3,662 5 or more bedrooms: 617

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheektowaga:
	no bedroom: 158 1 bedroom: 1,363 2 bedrooms: 6,051 3 bedrooms: 2,118 4 bedrooms: 213 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cheektowaga in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,430 1 vehicle: 9,195 2 vehicles: 10,157 3 vehicles: 2,660 4 vehicles: 677 5 or more vehicles: 135

Cars and other vehicles available in Cheektowaga in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,818 1 vehicle: 5,032 2 vehicles: 2,751 3 vehicles: 260 4 vehicles: 62 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cheektowaga, NY:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 18
$35,000 to $39,999: 124
$40,000 to $49,999: 408
$50,000 to $59,999: 1132
$60,000 to $69,999: 2741
$70,000 to $79,999: 4767
$80,000 to $89,999: 4855
$90,000 to $99,999: 2907
$100,000 to $124,999: 2281
$125,000 to $149,999: 683
$150,000 to $174,999: 299
$175,000 to $199,999: 131
$200,000 to $249,999: 39
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 12
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Cheektowaga rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cheektowaga:

Less than $100: 101 people
$100 to $149: 64
$150 to $199: 83
$200 to $249: 111
$250 to $299: 161
$300 to $349: 238
$350 to $399: 459
$400 to $449: 683
$450 to $499: 1,044
$500 to $549: 1,387
$550 to $599: 1,076
$600 to $649: 767
$650 to $699: 772
$700 to $749: 903
$750 to $799: 781
$800 to $899: 414
$900 to $999: 66
$1,000 to $1,249: 52
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 376

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 542 1990 to 1994: 320 1985 to 1989: 245 1980 to 1984: 182 1975 to 1979: 162 1970 to 1974: 136 1970 to 1974: 250 1965 to 1969: 1,666

Cheektowaga, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.5%
Number of people working at home: 571 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 858
5 to 9 minutes: 4395
10 to 14 minutes: 6545
15 to 19 minutes: 8297
20 to 24 minutes: 8352
25 to 29 minutes: 2725
30 to 34 minutes: 3205
35 to 39 minutes: 517
40 to 44 minutes: 558
45 to 59 minutes: 768
60 to 89 minutes: 508
90 or more minutes: 518

Cheektowaga mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 32,624 (86%)
Carpooled: 3,403 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 465 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 26 (0%)
Taxi: 35 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 538 (1%)
Other means: 102 (0%)
Worked at home: 571 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2325
$10,000 to $14,999: 2577
$15,000 to $19,999: 2692
$20,000 to $24,999: 2734
$25,000 to $29,999: 2670
$30,000 to $34,999: 2567
$35,000 to $39,999: 2357
$40,000 to $44,999: 2350
$45,000 to $49,999: 2077
$50,000 to $59,999: 3295
$60,000 to $74,999: 3719
$75,000 to $99,999: 2858
$100,000 to $124,999: 1130
$125,000 to $149,999: 371
$150,000 to $199,999: 196
$200,000 or more: 240

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 26768

German: 15457

Italian: 10171

Irish: 6420

Other groups: 4172

English: 2249

United States or American: 1648

French (except Basque): 1103

Ukrainian: 467

Hungarian: 435

Scottish: 419

French Canadian: 371

Swedish: 368

Scotch-Irish: 259

Greek: 252

Russian: 231

Canadian: 182

Dutch: 175

Arab:: 170

Austrian: 163

British: 130

Yugoslavian: 129

Slovak: 128

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 128

Norwegian: 125

Welsh: 108

Subsaharan African:: 84

Pennsylvania German: 80

Lebanese: 79

Lithuanian: 79

African: 78

Jamaican: 73

Czechoslovakian: 71

Czech: 65

Swiss: 59

European: 54

Finnish: 50

Belgian: 49

Arab/Arabic: 42

Croatian: 40

Danish: 35

Alsatian: 30

Haitian: 24

Macedonian: 23

Palestinian: 21

Slavic: 20

Jordanian: 18

Eastern European: 16

Portuguese: 14

Scandinavian: 13

Armenian: 13

Albanian: 12

West Indian: 12

Syrian: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

British West Indian: 9

Slovene: 8

Estonian: 7

Israeli: 7

Serbian: 6

Other Subsaharan African: 6

Bulgarian: 5

Brazilian: 4

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

Poland (19%)
Italy (11%)
Germany (11%)
Canada (9%)
India (9%)
Ukraine (4%)
Vietnam (4%)

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

This state: 70703
Northeast: 2254
Midwest: 1120
South: 1695
West: 473

69% of Cheektowaga residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 164
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 206
7th and 8th grade: 819
9th grade: 536
10th grade: 894
11th grade: 736
12th grade, no diploma: 993
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,224
Less than 1 year of college: 2,206
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,515
Associate degree: 2,461
Bachelor's degree: 3,052
Master's degree: 830
Professional school degree: 291
Doctorate degree: 125

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 157
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 328
7th and 8th grade: 1,562
9th grade: 985
10th grade: 1,572
11th grade: 754
12th grade, no diploma: 1,099
High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,704
Less than 1 year of college: 1,989
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,266
Associate degree: 3,296
Bachelor's degree: 3,200
Master's degree: 1,240
Professional school degree: 358
Doctorate degree: 137

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
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: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,917
Black householders: $37,232
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,473
Asian householders: $62,622
Some other race householders: $47,007
Two or more races householders: $41,431
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,655

Cheektowaga household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cheektowaga household income for Black householders

Cheektowaga household income for Some other race householders

Cheektowaga household income for Two or more races householders

Cheektowaga household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cheektowaga marital status for males

Cheektowaga marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,778
Black or African American householders: $89,839
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,453
Asian householders: $80,347
Some other race householders: $115,379
Two or more races householders: $86,675
Hispanic or Latino householders: $104,756

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,846
One, attached: 708
Two: 6,691
3 or 4: 2,327
5 to 9: 1,385
10 to 19: 1,375
20 to 49: 111
50 or more: 301
Mobile homes: 1,079

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cheektowaga:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (98%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 924

Here:	11.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 335

Here:	9.4%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 728

Here:	21.5%
New York:	38.2%

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)

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