Cherokee, North Carolina county Neighborhood Profile

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 Cherokee, North Carolina United States
Total population24,298 281,421,906
StateNorth Carolina 
CountyCherokee 

Cherokee, North Carolina county Population

 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
Male11,78648.51%49.06%
Female12,51251.49%50.94%
Median age (years)44.0  35.3
18 years and over19,29979.43%74.31%
21 years and over18,58476.48%69.97%
62 years and over5,75723.69%14.66%
65 years and over4,78719.7%12.43%

 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
White23,04094.82%75.14%
Black or African American3871.59%12.32%
Asian690.28%3.64%
Some other race5082.09%5.46%
Two or more races2941.21%2.43%

Cherokee, North Carolina county Housing

 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
Total housing units 13,499 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 3,16323.43%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 10,33676.57%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 8,49262.91%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 1,84413.66%30.77%
 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20001,520 14.71%19.95%
1995 to 19982,584 25.0%28.9%
1990 to 19941,545 14.95%16.07%
1980 to 19892,112 20.43%15.58%
1970 to 19791,293 12.51%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,282 12.4%9.65%
 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
Total households10,336  105,480,101
Family households (families)7,373 71.33%68.06%
Nonfamily households2,963 28.67%31.94%
 Cherokee, North Carolina United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0006865,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9992,45416,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9991,12713,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9995098,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9992296,583,049
$300,000 to $499,999173,584,108
$500,000 to $999,99901,308,116
$1,000,000 or more8313,759
Median (dollars)86,000119,600

Cherokee, North Carolina county Education

 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,813 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool2174.51% 6.47%
Kindergarten2815.84% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,37349.3% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)1,10723.0% 21.38%
College or graduate school83517.35% 22.81%

Cherokee, North Carolina county Economy

 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over19,952  217,168,077
In labor force10,797 54.11%63.92%
- Civilian labor force10,757 53.91%63.39%
- - Employed10,162 50.93%59.73%
- - Unemployed595 2.98%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.5  5.8
- Armed Forces40 0.2%0.53%
Not in labor force9,155 45.89%36.08%
Females 16 years and over10,404 52.15%51.66%
In labor force4,924 24.68%29.72%
- Civilian labor force4,907 24.59%29.65%
- - Employed4,579 22.95%27.92%
Own children under 6 years1,479 7.41%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force974  12,787,501
With earnings7,137 35.77%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)36,855  56,604
With Social Security income4,141 20.75%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,487  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income673 3.37%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,898  6,320
With public assistance income313 1.57%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,601  3,032
With retirement income2,097 10.51%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,196  17,376
 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households10,301  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,576 15.3%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,035 10.05%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,996 19.38%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,602 15.55%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,788 17.36%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,386 13.46%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999520 5.05%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999240 2.33%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99948 0.47%2.2%
$200,000 or more110 1.07%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)27,992  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.