COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheektowaga vs Depew
PLACE A
Cheektowaga, New York
VS
PLACE B
Depew, Oklahoma
Cheektowaga is 18360% larger than Depew. Cheektowaga earns more, with a median household income $31,363 higher. Cheektowaga has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
CHEEKTOWAGADEPEWDIFFERENCE
Total population76,056412+18360% vs Depew
Population density2,997405+2,592
Population growth2.2%-13.7%+15.9 pts
Median age39.435.3+4.1
Male48.0%52.9%−4.9 pts
Female52.0%47.1%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born9.0%0.0%+9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.5%69.1%+2.4 pts
Black13.5%3.1%+10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%0.0%+4.9 pts
Asian5.9%0.0%+5.9 pts
Other4.3%27.9%−23.6 pts
Median household income$68,613$37,250+$31,363
Per capita income$36,961$21,168+$15,793
Poverty rate10.7%29.4%−18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.400Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%6.2%+23.4 pts
Graduate degree10.3%1.6%+8.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.8%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation64.4%54.1%+10.3 pts
Median home value$185,500$55,800+$129,700
Median gross rent$1,055$1,010+$45
Owner-occupied71.1%68.8%+2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%23.5%−19.6 pts
Rent-burdened households44.2%11.1%+33.1 pts
Average commute20.624.4−3.8
Worked from home11.4%5.9%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured2.7%10.8%−8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024