Cherokee County, AL Demographic Data
Cherokee County, AL Summary
Cherokee County is located in Alabama
- Population: 26,032
- Area: 599.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 553.70 sq. miles
- Water Area: 46.28 sq. miles
- Population Density: 43.38 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 599.41 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cherokee County, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,014
50%
50.8
Male
12,883
50%
49.2
Total Population
25,897
323,128,000
Cherokee County, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,267
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,405
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,671
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,485
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,375
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,468
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,048
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,808
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,128
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,979
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,294
12.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,606
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
363
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,571
79.4%
77.2
Female
10,426
50.7%
51.3
Male
10,145
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,835
76.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,433
24.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,263
20.3%
15.2
Female
2,861
54.4%
55.8
Male
2,402
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Cherokee County, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,628
99.0%
96.8
White
24,156
93.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,209
4.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
152
0.6%
0.8
Asian
109
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
21
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
39
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
269
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
405
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
328
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
77
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
25,492
98.4%
82.2
Cherokee County, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,096
5.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,403
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,722
36.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,294
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,569
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,463
7.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,147
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,499
18.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,195
81.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,610
13.9%
31.2
Cherokee County, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,650
16.9%
33.7%
Now Married
13,202
61.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,508
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
617
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,577
7.3
5.8%
Cherokee County, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,393
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
237
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
131
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
29
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
20
0.1%
1.1%
Cherokee County, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
992
9.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
847
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,534
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,476
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,836
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,877
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,040
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,019
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
244
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
134
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
38,925
57,617
Per capita income
22,544
31,128
Cherokee County, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
200
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
624
6.1%
9.8
Construction
761
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,539
24.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
234
2.3%
6.6
Information
96
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,307
22.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
378
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
503
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
671
6.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,029
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
664
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
187
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,293
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,158
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,321
22.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,806
17.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,615
15.8%
18.1%
Cherokee County, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,952
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,419
84.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,204
12.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
54
0.5%
5.1
Walked
59
0.6%
2.7
Other means
28
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
188
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Cherokee County, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
384
3.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,969
27.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,318
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
3,328
30.3%
21.0
Cherokee County, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,999
67.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,708
79.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,291
20.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,261
32.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Cherokee County, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,260
1 room
274
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
262
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
844
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
3,029
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
3,504
21.5%
19.8
6 rooms
3,818
23.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,844
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,380
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,305
8.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cherokee County, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,260
1-unit, detached
10,938
67.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
62
0.4%
5.9
2-units
255
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
118
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
92
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
81
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
228
1.4%
9.0
Mobile home
4,400
27.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
86
0.5%
0.1
Cherokee County, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
648
4.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
331
2.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,214
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,818
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,771
17.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,471
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,312
20.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,334
20.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
326
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
35
0.2%
1.4%
Cherokee County, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,351
12.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,560
23.3%
4.7
Electricity
6,656
60.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
49
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
324
2.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.2%
1.1
Cherokee County, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,924
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
39
1.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
64
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
107
2.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
203
5.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
532
13.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,290
32.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,689
43.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,670
42.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
548
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
370
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
305
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,011
25.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee County, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,864
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
2.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
240
12.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
662
35.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
919
49.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
427
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
601
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
434
23.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
192
10.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
162
8.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
168
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
239
13.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
643
35.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
453
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee County, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,708
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,660
19.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,189
25.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,571
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,250
14.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,362
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
493
5.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
164
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,500
205,000
