Because of many things, Cheswick is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Cheswick a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Cheswick has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Cheswick’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In terms of college education, Cheswick is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.58% of adults in Cheswick have a college degree.
The per capita income in Cheswick in 2022 was $40,063, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,252 for a family of four. However, Cheswick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cheswick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cheswick include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and Slovak.
The most common language spoken in Cheswick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
