Population & Demographics
Cheektowaga, NY
Cheektowaga is home to 76,056 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,571 resident workers commute each day.
76,056 residents
Median age 39.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Cheektowaga population & demographics
Who lives in Cheektowaga — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Cheektowaga
How Cheektowaga breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Cheektowaga
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Cheektowaga.
These figures are for Cheektowaga proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Cheektowaga commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Cheektowaga
38,571 commutes, one dot at a time
Cheektowaga
Where 38,571 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Cheektowaga, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Cheektowaga.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Cheektowaga’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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