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Cheney, WA Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Cheney is $16,156, which is much lower than the state average of $29,733 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Cheney median household income is $30,276, which has grown by 34.01% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.53% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Cheney residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #532

Cheney, WA	16,156 USD
Washington	29,733 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheney, WA	8,867 USD
Washington	31,880 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheney, WA	11,478 USD
Washington	39,886 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheney, WA	7,440 USD
Washington	25,223 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #548

Cheney, WA	30,276 USD
Washington	57,244 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cheney, WA	43,941 USD
Washington	74,331 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #137

Cheney, WA	34.01%
Washington	21.53%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cheney, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.00%	$10,287, see rank	28.58%	$15,271	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	17.26%	$15,188, see rank	24.93%	$15,978	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.35%	$6,052, see rank	3.66%	$3,663	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	11.96%	$24,060, see rank	17.94%	$22,006	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cheney, WA	60,019 USD
Washington	69,328 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cheney, WA	66,873 USD
Washington	86,528 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cheney, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$33,906, see rank	$58,899	$54,999
Black	$22,617, see rank	$40,497	$35,194
Hispanic	$23,594, see rank	$41,284	$41,534
Asian	$15,455, see rank	$66,251	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,667, see rank	$40,269	$36,779
One Race, Other	$2,578, see rank	$38,750	$40,847
Two or More Races	$31,250, see rank	$49,912	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cheney, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$12,056, see rank	$30,652	$26,465
25 to 44	$41,357, see rank	$62,137	$57,132
45 to 64	$62,200, see rank	$69,546	$63,398
65 or over	$43,977, see rank	$38,523	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cheney, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,145	see rank	5,186,380	238,733,844
Male¹	3,823	41.80%, see rank	49.42%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,392	62.57%, see rank	72.25%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18	0.47%, see rank	1.77%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,374	62.10%, see rank	70.48%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,080	87.62%, see rank	91.99%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	294	12.38%, see rank	8.01%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,431	37.43%, see rank	27.75%	29.08%
Female¹	5,322	58.20%, see rank	50.58%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,202	60.17%, see rank	60.24%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	29	0.54%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	3,173	59.62%, see rank	60.01%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,836	89.38%, see rank	92.94%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	337	10.62%, see rank	7.06%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,120	39.83%, see rank	39.76%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cheney, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,810	100%	3,093,824	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,997	62.31%, see rank	72.33%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	423	8.79%, see rank	11.55%	10.35%
Public Transportation	170	3.53%, see rank	5.55%	4.94%
Walked	806	16.76%, see rank	3.48%	2.85%
Other Means	94	1.95%, see rank	2.03%	1.72%
Worked at Home	320	6.65%, see rank	5.07%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cheney, WA	19.8 minutes
Washington	25.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cheney, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,916	-	3,124,821	141,833,331
Male¹	2,080	42.31%, see rank	53.18%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	699	33.61%, see rank	36.28%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	574	27.60%, see rank	12.72%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	304	14.62%, see rank	16.66%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	2.20%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	169	8.13%, see rank	9.93%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	276	13.27%, see rank	16.41%	18.08%
Female¹	2,836	57.69%, see rank	46.82%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	999	35.23%, see rank	39.68%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	832	29.34%, see rank	20.94%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	948	33.43%, see rank	32.42%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57	2.01%, see rank	5.35%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cheney, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,916	100%	3,124,821	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18	0.37%, see rank	2.56%	1.86%
Construction	183	3.72%, see rank	7.36%	7.13%
Manufacturing	213	4.33%, see rank	10.70%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	20	0.41%, see rank	3.23%	3.06%
Retail Trade	644	13.10%, see rank	11.40%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	90	1.83%, see rank	5.16%	5.07%
Information	103	2.10%, see rank	2.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	173	3.52%, see rank	6.24%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	155	3.15%, see rank	11.56%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,851	37.65%, see rank	20.63%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,021	20.77%, see rank	8.63%	8.86%
Public Administration	342	6.96%, see rank	5.29%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	103	2.10%, see rank	4.64%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cheney, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,023	35.66%, see rank	12.13%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	232	14.26%, see rank	8.19%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.