Cheektowaga, NY

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2023 Population

76,251

0.303% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AChuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AKirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

39.3

0.255% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

39,552

1.65% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Cheektowaga, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Cheektowaga, NY are Villa Maria College (90 degrees awarded in 2023) and Empire Beauty School-Buffalo (43 degrees).

Most people in Cheektowaga, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Cheektowaga, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Cheektowaga, NY employs 39.6k people. The largest industries in Cheektowaga, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,310 people), Manufacturing (4,443 people), and Retail Trade (4,399 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($74,417), Public Administration ($67,579), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,857).

Employment

Occupations

39.6k

2023 Value

± 1,511

−1.65%

1 Year decline

± 5.57%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cheektowaga, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,781 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,847 people), and Management Occupations (3,238 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cheektowaga, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

39.6k

2023 Value

± 1,511

−1.65%

1 Year decline

± 5.57%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cheektowaga, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,310 people), Manufacturing (4,443 people), and Retail Trade (4,399 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cheektowaga, NY, though some of these residents may live in Cheektowaga, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,000), Public Administration ($60,952), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,152).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($75,494), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,948), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,265).

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cheektowaga, NY awarded 133 degrees. The student population of Cheektowaga, NY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cheektowaga, NY are White (56 and 42.1%), followed by Black or African American (40 and 30.1%), Hispanic or Latino (13 and 9.77%), and Unknown (13 and 9.77%).

The largest universities in Cheektowaga, NY by number of degrees awarded are Villa Maria College (90 and 67.7%) and Empire Beauty School-Buffalo (43 and 32.3%).

The most popular majors in Cheektowaga, NY are General Cosmetology (43 and 32.3%), General Business Administration & Management (12 and 9.02%), and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects (9 and 6.77%).

The median tuition cost in Cheektowaga, NY for private four year colleges is $27,530.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

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In 2023 in Cheektowaga, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 31.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 623 (41.6% men and 58.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 623 students enrolled in Cheektowaga, NY, 41.6% men and 58.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 252 records, of which 62.3% were women and 37.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects
9 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
9 degrees awarded
Music Management
9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Cheektowaga, NY was Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects with 9 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Cheektowaga, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Villa Maria College
90 degrees awarded
Empire Beauty School-Buffalo
43 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Villa Maria College with 90 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 35 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cheektowaga, NY, which is 0.357 times less than the 98 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 56 degrees mean that there were 1.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 40 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,530) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,140) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

People in Cheektowaga, NY have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cheektowaga, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Cheektowaga, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Cheektowaga, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.9%)
Worked At Home (9.78%)
Carpooled (6.71%)

In 2023, 78.9% of workers in Cheektowaga, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.78%) and those who carpooled to work (6.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cheektowaga, NY have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Cheektowaga, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cheektowaga, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cheektowaga, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cheektowaga, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cheektowaga, NY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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