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Cherokee County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Cherokee County is 16th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Cherokee County is 16th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Cherokee County is 20th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 11,946 65th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 576.9 35th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 20.9 70th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 64th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.8% 90th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 21.8% 13th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.1% 16th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.0% 33rd 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Race - White 97.3% 52nd 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.7% 45th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 20th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 37th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 16th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 63rd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.8% 41st 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.8% 53rd 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Female residents 50.4% 39th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.0% 69th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Housing units 5,754 62nd 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 12.1% 42nd 18.5% 25.9%
Households 5,429 61st 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.1% 68th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $78,000 84th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.1 97th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 15 53rd 9,501 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $25,416 31st $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $45,668 62nd $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 5.3% 98th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Cherokee County Rank Iowa US
Non-farm private establishments 360 58th 80,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,721 51st 1,263,665 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 796 78th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $139,445 53rd $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,935 32nd $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $8,706 58th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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