Cherokee County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,151	2,947,197	334,922,499	1930th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,668	$74,275	$80,734	2292nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	37.4	38.9	1433rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	35.6%	35.7%	2102nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$100,100	$217,200	$332,700	2980th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$799	$1,060	$1,413	2104th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	11.3%	12.5%	1437th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	3.9%	5.2%	2363rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.6	36.0	n/a	1924th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	7.4%	14.1%	2480th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.3	n/a	n/a	2611th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.5%	67.2%	65.2%	1442nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	19.7	26.4	2539th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	11.8%	15.1%	2668th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1340th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.4%	49.1%	46.9%	1376th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2042nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.5	44.7	61.4

Age in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	42.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	7,887	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.4%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.2%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.3%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	24.3%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,963	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.1%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.1%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	9,129	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.5%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,219	$2,798	n/a

Education in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.1%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.8%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.2%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Cherokee County, Kansas

Statistic	Cherokee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.9%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.9%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	9.2%	16.7%

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