Cherokee County, IA Demographic Data
Cherokee County, IA Summary
Cherokee County is located in Iowa
- Population: 12,011
- Area: 577.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 576.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,420.60 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cherokee County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,887
50%
50.8
Male
5,865
50%
49.2
Total Population
11,752
323,128,000
Cherokee County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
654
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
761
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
634
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
627
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
664
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,157
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,179
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,517
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
915
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
976
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,222
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
849
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
597
5.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,279
79.0%
77.2
Female
4,660
50.2%
51.3
Male
4,619
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,029
76.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,243
27.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,668
22.7%
15.2
Female
1,509
56.6%
55.8
Male
1,159
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Cherokee County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,634
99.0%
96.8
White
11,431
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
83
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
56
0.5%
0.8
Asian
49
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
17
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
18
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
12
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
15
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
118
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
365
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
301
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
21
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
43
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,387
96.9%
82.2
Cherokee County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
173
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
618
7.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,925
34.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,960
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,124
13.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,247
14.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
365
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
791
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,621
90.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,612
19.1%
31.2
Cherokee County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,169
22.4%
33.7%
Now Married
5,381
55.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,127
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
155
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
871
9.0
5.8%
Cherokee County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,730
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
368
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
300
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
23
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cherokee County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
277
5.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
215
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
701
13.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
702
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
684
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,199
22.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
701
13.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
496
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
148
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
194
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
51,590
57,617
Per capita income
28,783
31,128
Cherokee County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
632
10.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
222
3.7%
9.8
Construction
507
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,388
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
180
3.0%
6.6
Information
104
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
864
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
249
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
172
2.8%
11.4
Public administration
188
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,073
17.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
271
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
217
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
867
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,633
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,157
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,498
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
912
15.0%
18.1%
Cherokee County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,965
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,938
82.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
489
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.1%
5.1
Walked
122
2.0%
2.7
Other means
39
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
374
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.3
26.6
Cherokee County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
337
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,525
28.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,932
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,523
28.6%
21.0
Cherokee County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,317
92.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,904
73.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,413
26.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
453
7.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Cherokee County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,770
1 room
74
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
113
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
301
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
541
9.4%
16.5
5 rooms
953
16.5%
19.8
6 rooms
977
16.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,042
18.1%
12.0
8 rooms
661
11.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,108
19.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cherokee County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,770
1-unit, detached
4,915
85.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
46
0.8%
5.9
2-units
83
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
183
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
22
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
96
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
310
5.4%
9.0
Mobile home
115
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cherokee County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,297
39.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
339
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
706
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
740
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
662
11.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
327
5.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
343
5.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
291
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
45
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
20
0.3%
1.4%
Cherokee County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,691
50.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
998
18.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,377
25.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
112
2.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
51
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
55
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
33
0.6%
1.1
Cherokee County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,739
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
12
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
30
1.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
1.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
140
8.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
182
10.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
414
23.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
931
53.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,150
66.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
237
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
137
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
1.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
179
10.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,238
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.7%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
2.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
44
3.6%
1.8%
Less than $500
497
40.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
663
53.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
175
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
561
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
290
23.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
370
30.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
106
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
132
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
73
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
263
21.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
179
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,904
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
844
21.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,407
36.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
720
18.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
444
11.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
389
10.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
92
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,300
205,000