Humidity & wind
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Population
76,056
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$185,500
Owner-occupied units
Cheektowaga, NY
New York · 42.909° N, 78.751° W · 25 sq mi
Cheektowaga is a city in New York, with a population of 76,056 and about 2,997 residents per square mile. The median household earns $68,613 a year, and the median home is worth $185,500.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
25 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,997
People per square mile
Rank by population
#536
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#540
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$68,613
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,055
Per month
Homeownership
71.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.6 min
One way
People
Median age
39.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
9%
Households
33,968
2.17 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.4%
Manufacturing 11.2%
Retail trade 11.2%
Professional & business services 9.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in New York
Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New York · private sector
Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New York
Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of New York
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State
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- Syracuse, NY132 mi · 144,896
- Youngstown, OH158 mi · 58,832
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- Albany101,698
- New Rochelle85,864
- Mount Vernon72,304
- Schenectady69,471
- Utica62,978
- White Plains62,871