Cherokee County, North Carolina

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Cherokee County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median age (89th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	29,562	10,730,404	334,922,499	1488th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,628	$72,388	$80,734	2552nd of 3,221
Median Age	53.5	39.1	38.9	89th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.2%	35.7%	35.7%	1340th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$232,300	$288,900	$332,700	1055th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$813	$1,228	$1,413	2009th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.4%	13.0%	12.5%	1851st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	1869th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	64.9	220.7	n/a	1314th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	9.1%	14.1%	2088th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.5	n/a	n/a	1990th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.7%	66.6%	65.2%	199th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	25.1	26.4	1387th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.8%	16.3%	15.1%	1017th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.6%	n/a	n/a	631st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.7%	47.2%	46.9%	1318th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.2%	n/a	n/a	2291st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.0	58.4	61.4

Age in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	53.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	16.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.7%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	13,241	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.9%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,569	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.4%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.3%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.9%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	18,404	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.7%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.3%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,064	$1,896	n/a

Education in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.5%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.3%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.4%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cherokee County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	35.3%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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