What percentage of people rent in Cheney, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cheney, WA, 2020–2024
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65.3% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Cheney, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,115 renting households against 1,657 that own their home.

In Cheney, the share of households that rent went from 68.3% in 2015–2019 to 65.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 65.3% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 3,115 (±313)
Median renter income: $30,417 (±$10,042)

Who rents and who owns in Cheney

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cheney	Spokane County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	65.3% (±5.5 points)	35.5% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,115 (±313)	77,563 (±1,743)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,657 (±274)	140,832 (±1,653)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,417 (±$10,042)	$50,055 (±$1,710)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$121,741 (±$8,377)	$99,571 (±$2,111)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Cheney, the renter share is higher than in Spokane County (35.5%).

It is also higher than in Washington (36.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Spokane County, Cheney ranks 3 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 472.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cheney has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	68.3% (±4.2 points)	65.3% (±5.5 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$893 (±$40)	$1,156 (±$65)	+29.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,573 (±$2,438)	$54,503 (±$9,297)	+34.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cheney

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cheney
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cheney	—	65.3% (±5.5 points)	—
Medical Lake	7.5 mi	33.9% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Fairchild AFB	9.3 mi	100.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Spangle	10 mi	9.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Airway Heights	11 mi	71.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Spokane	14 mi	41.2% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Town and Country	18 mi	20.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Reardan	19 mi	33.2% (±16.1 points)	Lower
Malden	19 mi	0.0% (±48.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Medical Lake, WA (33.9%), Spangle, WA (9.8%), Spokane, WA (41.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairchild AFB, WA (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Spokane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fairchild AFB	100.0% (±5.2 points)
2	Airway Heights	71.1% (±5.1 points)
3	Cheney	65.3% (±5.5 points)
4	Country Homes	42.2% (±6.6 points)
5	Spokane Valley	41.8% (±1.6 points)
6	Spokane	41.2% (±1.1 points)
7	Millwood	36.2% (±7.0 points)
8	Medical Lake	33.9% (±12.2 points)
9	Liberty Lake	33.0% (±6.6 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Spokane County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cheney

How many renters are there in Cheney?

Cheney has an estimated 3,115 (±313) renting households, 65.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cheney?

In Cheney, the share of households that rent went from 68.3% in 2015–2019 to 65.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cheney?

A renting household in Cheney has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cheney?

The median renting household in Cheney, WA has an income of $30,417 (±$10,042) a year, against $121,741 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cheney city, Washington (place:11825, in state:53).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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