| Official Name: | Cheektowaga, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Erie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cheektowaga |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 65.87 |
| Area Land Km2: | 65.72 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.15 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.43 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.38 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 76829 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1168.96 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3027.62 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 198 |
| Elevation Ft: | 650 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9119°N -78.7597°W |
| Area Code: | 716 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-15000 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0971948 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Cheektowaga is a suburban community and census-designated place (CDP) in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 75,178 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous census-designated place in New York.[2] It is within the town of Cheektowaga. The CDP includes Buffalo Niagara International Airport.[3]
Cheektowaga is part of the Buffalo - Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cheektowaga is located at 42.9119°N -78.7594°W (42.911958, -78.759679).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 25.5 square miles (65.9 km2), all land.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 79,988 people, 34,188 households, and 21,914 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3142.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 35,829 housing units at an average density of 1407.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.37% White, 3.35% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 34,188 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,928, and the median income for a family was $46,486. Males had a median income of $34,565 versus $25,415 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,796. About 4.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.