Cherokee County, South Carolina Demographics

Cherokee County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Cherokee County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Cherokee County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Cherokee County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Cherokee County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Cherokee County is 15th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Cherokee County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Cherokee County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Cherokee County is 19th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Cherokee County is 19th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	55,662	24th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	392.7	44th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	140.9	17th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	15th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.3%	8th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	31st	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	74.8%	40th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.5%	38th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	76.9%	8th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	20.6%	38th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	21st	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	25th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	4th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	25th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	22nd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	73.6%	6th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.5%	19th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.6%	24th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	24,052	24th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.1%	17th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	21,012	24th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.9%	37th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$82,300	35th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	23rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	74	26th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$17,910	34th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$35,025	30th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.4%	19th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cherokee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	972	23rd	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	16,746	21st	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,432	24th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$718,119	19th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,261	8th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$68,158	19th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732