It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cheboygan has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cheboygan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cheboygan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cheboygan may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.69 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Cheboygan who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.60% of the adults in Cheboygan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cheboygan in 2022 was $24,681, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,724 for a family of four. However, Cheboygan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cheboygan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cheboygan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheboygan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cheboygan include German, Irish, French, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Cheboygan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
