Cherokee County, Oklahoma Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Cherokee County is 17th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Two or More

Cherokee County is 42nd out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Cherokee County is 2nd in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Cherokee County is 4th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Income below poverty line

Cherokee County is 4th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Race - Two or More

Cherokee County is 6th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in People per household

Cherokee County is 7th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Cherokee County is 9th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Cherokee County is 16th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cherokee County is 16th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Cherokee County is 17th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Home median value

Cherokee County is 17th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Current population (2012)	48,150	16th	3,814,820	313,914,040
Size in square miles	749.4	45th	68,594.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	62.7	16th	54.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	35th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.7%	54th	24.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	62nd	14.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.6%	39th	85.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.5%	9th	23.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Race - White	54.3%	76th	75.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.4%	56th	7.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	34.3%	2nd	9.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	21st	1.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	41st	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	9.3%	4th	5.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	34th	9.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	49.9%	75th	67.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Female residents	50.6%	32nd	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.8%	30th	5.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Housing units	21,535	19th	1,674,685	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.5%	7th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	16,501	21st	1,432,735	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.2%	66th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$97,100	17th	$108,400	$186,200
People per household	2.7	6th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	35	25th	11,930	829,658

Income Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Income per capita	$16,996	71st	$23,770	$27,915
Income per household	$33,990	66th	$44,287	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.8%	4th	16.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Non-farm private establishments	708	28th	89,749	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	8,147	24th	1,261,590	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,981	29th	333,797	27,092,908
Retail sales	$332,498	27th	$43,095,353	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,378	52nd	$11,931	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$42,076	17th	$5,106,585	$613,795,732