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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cheboygan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.69 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Cheboygan is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.60% of adults 25 and older 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.
