COMPARING TWO PLACES
Potlatch vs Cheney
PLACE A
Potlatch, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Cheney, Washington
Potlatch is 94% smaller than Cheney. Potlatch earns more, with a median household income $22,104 higher. Cheney has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -5%).
POTLATCHCHENEYDIFFERENCE
Total population79712,650−94% vs Cheney
Population density1,7142,913−1,199
Population growth-5.1%25.2%−30.3 pts
Median age36.324.4+11.9
Male49.3%46.6%+2.7 pts
Female50.7%53.4%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%5.5%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%74.4%+15.9 pts
Black0.7%1.1%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%10.7%−8.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other6.5%10.4%−3.9 pts
Median household income$76,607$54,503+$22,104
Per capita income$32,570$28,586+$3,984
Poverty rate9.4%31.3%−21.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.498−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%38.0%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree6.3%14.9%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%13.1%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation67.5%65.4%+2.1 pts
Median home value$244,200$395,900−$151,700
Median gross rent$935$1,156−$221
Owner-occupied86.3%34.7%+51.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%6.0%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households39.2%51.5%−12.3 pts
Average commute27.921.4+6.5
Worked from home2.6%8.3%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured10.2%9.0%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025