COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheektowaga vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Cheektowaga, New York
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Cheektowaga is 30% larger than Lancaster. Cheektowaga earns more, with a median household income $4,923 higher.
CHEEKTOWAGALANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population76,05658,366+30% vs Lancaster
Population density2,9978,076−5,079
Population growth2.2%-2.2%+4.4 pts
Median age39.432.2+7.2
Male48.0%48.3%−0.3 pts
Female52.0%51.7%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born9.0%13.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.5%39.7%+31.8 pts
Black13.5%12.0%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%40.6%−35.7 pts
Asian5.9%2.9%+3.0 pts
Other4.3%4.8%−0.6 pts
Median household income$68,613$63,690+$4,923
Per capita income$36,961$31,159+$5,802
Poverty rate10.7%20.3%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%29.4%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree10.3%10.2%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%8.1%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation64.4%68.6%−4.2 pts
Median home value$185,500$219,500−$34,000
Median gross rent$1,055$1,240−$185
Owner-occupied71.1%48.6%+22.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%4.7%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households44.2%45.4%−1.2 pts
Average commute20.623.6−3.0
Worked from home11.4%10.3%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work1.5%4.3%−2.8 pts
Uninsured2.7%7.3%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024