COMPARING TWO PLACES
Onaway vs Cheney
PLACE A
Onaway, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Cheney, Washington
Onaway is 98% smaller than Cheney. Onaway earns more, with a median household income $24,247 higher. Cheney has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 5%).
ONAWAYCHENEYDIFFERENCE
Total population21812,650−98% vs Cheney
Population density1,4532,913−1,460
Population growth4.8%25.2%−20.4 pts
Median age45.324.4+20.9
Male49.8%46.6%+3.2 pts
Female50.2%53.4%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%5.5%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.0%74.4%+9.7 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%10.7%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other11.4%10.4%+1.0 pts
Median household income$78,750$54,503+$24,247
Per capita income$52,516$28,586+$23,930
Poverty rate15.2%31.3%−16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.498−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%38.0%−28.1 pts
Graduate degree4.2%14.9%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate16.5%13.1%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation60.7%65.4%−4.7 pts
Median home value$242,300$395,900−$153,600
Median gross rent$1,042$1,156−$114
Owner-occupied77.0%34.7%+42.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%6.0%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.5%−51.5 pts
Average commute33.221.4+11.8
Worked from home8.1%8.3%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured19.0%9.0%+10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025