Cherokee, Iowa Demographics

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Cherokee is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Cherokee is 12th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 5,179 75th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 6.4 50th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 817.5 76th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 67th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.2% 74th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 22.8% 4th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.1% 38th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.2% 64th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Race - White 95.5% 24th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.0% 51st 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 31st 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 52nd 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 12th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 67th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.9% 47th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.3% 21st 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Female residents 51.4% 47th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.6% 64th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Housing units 2,569 67th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 22.4% 36th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 2,504 64th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 68.8% 45th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $69,000 79th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.0 81st 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Cherokee Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $24,443 35th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $34,492 78th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 3.3% 80th 11.9% 14.3%

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