Cherokee County, Oklahoma

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Cherokee County, Oklahoma is among the highest in the country for uninsured (136th of 3,134 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States	Rank
Total Population	47,942	4,028,634	334,922,499	1040th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,218	$65,039	$80,734	2582nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	37.0	38.9	2706th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.2%	28.3%	35.7%	825th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,500	$199,800	$332,700	1843rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$831	$1,014	$1,413	1883rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	15.3%	12.5%	750th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	5.0%	5.2%	1182nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	64.0	58.7	n/a	1326th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	6.4%	14.1%	1373rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2146th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.7%	65.8%	65.2%	2690th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	22.4	26.4	1730th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.8%	9.4%	15.1%	1857th of 3,222
Uninsured	22.3%	n/a	n/a	136th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.5%	46.8%	46.9%	2303rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.9%	n/a	n/a	2330th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	62.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.0%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	13.8%	8.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	6.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	67.7	58.0	61.4

Age in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Median Age	37.3	37.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	24.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	16.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Households	18,698	1,562,389	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	31.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.4%	17.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.3%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	31.4%	30.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,253	$35,624	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.5%	17.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	18.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	16.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	15.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.0%	35.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.5%	14.1%	n/a

Housing in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Housing Units	22,363	1,775,127	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.3%	72.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	12.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.3%	34.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	28.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$911	$1,599	n/a

Education in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Less than High School	10.8%	10.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.2%	30.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.9%	30.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.8%	61.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.0%	77.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.0%	33.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	5.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.5%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	3.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.1%	88.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.5%	8.7%	16.7%

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