With 2,580 people, Cheney is a city in Kansas. The population is up 45% since 2000. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $167,900. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.9% of residents.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,313, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cheney
What changed most since 1990
White share98.8% → 93.0%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population1,563 → 2,580(+65%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share1.0% → 4.8%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.2%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.2%(36)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 69 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cheney, decade by decade
Cheney population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,563
$72,091
$112,323
14.4%
3.0
2000
1,783
$82,377
$126,787
22.0%
6.7
2010
2,094
$74,390
$137,096
23.7%
10.5
2020
2,181
$78,562
$149,808
26.5%
19.2
2024
2,580
$85,313
$167,900
32.8%
16.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
