Language Spoken At Home in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,655 | 100% |
English only | 66,537 | 92.9% |
Language other than English | 5,118 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,848 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 764 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 264 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,254 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 876 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 729 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 439 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 371 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 269 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,218 | 100% |
American | 1,597 | 2.1% |
Arab | 648 | 0.9% |
Czech | 163 | 0.2% |
Danish | 157 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 550 | 0.7% |
English | 3,493 | 4.6% |
French (except Basque) | 2,124 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 487 | 0.6% |
German | 20,140 | 26.8% |
Greek | 311 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 484 | 0.6% |
Irish | 10,662 | 14.2% |
Italian | 12,378 | 16.5% |
Lithuanian | 71 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 285 | 0.4% |
Polish | 25,394 | 33.8% |
Portuguese | 120 | 0.2% |
Russian | 539 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 154 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 789 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 274 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 383 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 392 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 56 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 598 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 178 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 432 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 32,768 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,623 | 59.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,744 | 23.6% |
Married-couple family | 13,964 | 42.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,031 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,239 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 431 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,420 | 13.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,282 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 13,145 | 40.1% |
Householder living alone | 11,080 | 33.8% |
65 years and over | 4,980 | 15.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,306 | 25.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,630 | 32.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 74,024 | 100% |
Householder | 32,768 | 44.3% |
Spouse | 13,952 | 18.8% |
Child | 20,858 | 28.2% |
Other relatives | 2,608 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 3,838 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 2,171 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,956 | 100% |
Never married | 11,379 | 38.0% |
Now married, except separated | 14,604 | 48.8% |
Separated | 285 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,152 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 2,536 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,843 | 100% |
Never married | 10,158 | 30.0% |
Now married, except separated | 14,461 | 42.7% |
Separated | 823 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 4,266 | 12.6% |
Divorced | 4,135 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 814 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 351 | 43.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 895 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 234 | 26.1% |
Less than 1 year | 69 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 58 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 76 | 8.5% |
5 or more years | 31 | 3.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 234 | 100% |
Who are female | 161 | 68.8% |
Who are married | 143 | 61.1% |
School Enrollment in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,065 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 822 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 759 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,021 | 35.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,025 | 23.6% |
College or graduate school | 5,438 | 31.9% |
Educational Attainment in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 54,115 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,934 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,003 | 7.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,883 | 36.7% |
Some college, no degree | 10,559 | 19.5% |
Associate's degree | 6,832 | 12.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,441 | 13.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,463 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.1% |
Veteran Status in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 60,947 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,853 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,788 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,037 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 14,181 | 100% |
With a disability | 664 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 46,299 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,814 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 14,308 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,559 | 31.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,477 | 100% |
Same house | 67,800 | 91.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,444 | 8.7% |
Same county | 5,389 | 7.2% |
Different county | 1,055 | 1.4% |
Same state | 857 | 1.2% |
Different state | 198 | 0.3% |
Abroad | 233 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,218 | 100% |
Native | 71,501 | 95.1% |
Born in United States | 70,994 | 94.4% |
State of residence | 64,816 | 86.2% |
Different state | 6,178 | 8.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 507 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 3,717 | 4.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,717 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,376 | 63.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,341 | 36.1% |
Year of Entry in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,224 | 100% |
Native | 507 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 507 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,717 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 181 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,536 | 95.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cheektowaga
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,717 | 100% |
Europe | 1,502 | 40.4% |
Asia | 1,106 | 29.8% |
Africa | 135 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 571 | 15.4% |
Northern America | 393 | 10.6% |