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Cheat Lake, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Cheat Lake is a Census CDP of 10,902 people across 14.34 square miles of land, in Monongalia County. Median household income is $117,014, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cheat Lake
What Cheat Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area14.34 sq mi
- Water area1.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land760
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonongalia County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cheat Lake
How many people live in Cheat Lake
- Population10,902
- Median age40.6
- Population under 182,521
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,887
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households4,423
- Family households2,965
- Share of households that are families67.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cheat Lake
Income and work in Cheat Lake
- Median household income$117,014
- Per capita income$67,787
- Civilian labor force6,089
- Employed5,955
- Unemployed134 plus or minus 110
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over7,946
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cheat Lake
Housing in Cheat Lake
- Housing units4,758
- Occupied units4,423
- Vacant units335 plus or minus 158
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied3,678
- Renter occupied745 plus or minus 242
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$367,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,124 plus or minus $247
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units3,996
- Share single family84.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more519 plus or minus 201
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes243 plus or minus 123
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cheat Lake
How Cheat Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,059
- Commuting under 15 minutes961 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,462 plus or minus 352
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monongalia County, not Cheat Lake
Monongalia County context, not Cheat Lake figures
- Establishments in Monongalia County2,481
- Covered employment, Monongalia County59,412
- Average annual pay, Monongalia County$65,814
- Housing units permitted, Monongalia County15
Every figure in this section is published for Monongalia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cheat Lake.
All Monongalia County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cheat Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cheat Lake, West Virginia?
10,902, in 4,423 households. Cheat Lake CDP covers 14.34 square miles of land, which is 760 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cheat Lake in?
Monongalia County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cheat Lake?
$117,014. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $367,600. Median gross rent is $1,124 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Cheat Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monongalia County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cheat Lake.
Is zoning published for Cheat Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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