Cherokee, NC Demographic Data
Cherokee, NC Summary
Cherokee is located in Jackson County in North Carolina
- Population: 3,206
- Area: 12.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 265.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,400.59 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cherokee, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,032
51%
50.8
Male
981
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,013
323,128,000
Cherokee, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
79
3.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
184
9.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
215
10.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
91
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
59
2.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
216
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
149
7.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
215
10.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
182
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
197
9.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
268
13.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
145
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
13
0.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,462
72.6%
77.2
Female
906
62.0%
51.3
Male
556
38.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,417
70.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
574
28.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
426
21.2%
15.2
Female
247
58.0%
55.8
Male
179
42.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Cherokee, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,951
96.9%
96.8
White
320
15.9%
72.6
Black or African American
6
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,610
80.0%
0.8
Asian
13
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.6%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
62
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
48
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
48
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,965
97.6%
82.2
Cherokee, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
177
12.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
185
13.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
422
30.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
368
26.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
77
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
98
7.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
58
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
362
26.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,023
74.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
156
11.3%
31.2
Cherokee, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
431
28.1%
33.7%
Now Married
636
41.4%
47.5
Divorced
273
17.8%
11.0%
Separated
47
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
148
9.6
5.8%
Cherokee, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,837
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
97
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
57
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.8%
1.1%
Cherokee, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
117
13.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
66
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
153
17.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
143
16.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
91
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
198
23.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
37
4.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10
1.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
25
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
32,778
57,617
Per capita income
19,420
31,128
Cherokee, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
194
27.9%
9.8
Construction
22
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
156
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
1.0%
6.6
Information
31
4.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
63
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
36
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13
1.9%
11.4
Public administration
117
16.8%
4.6
Retail trade
34
4.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
22
3.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
48
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
152
21.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
121
17.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
109
15.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
265
38.1%
18.1%
Cherokee, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
678
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
651
96.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10
1.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
17
2.5%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.5
26.6
Cherokee, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
95
11.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
249
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
389
45.1%
37.1
3 or more
129
15.0%
21.0
Cherokee, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
862
72.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
629
73.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
233
27.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
326
27.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Cherokee, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,188
1 room
20
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
59
5.0%
2.7
3 rooms
109
9.2%
9.1
4 rooms
309
26.0%
16.5
5 rooms
370
31.1%
19.8
6 rooms
158
13.3%
17.8
7 rooms
110
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
40
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13
1.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cherokee, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,188
1-unit, detached
737
62.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
0.5%
5.9
2-units
43
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
14
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
45
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
7
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
322
27.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cherokee, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
32
2.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
1.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
35
2.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
121
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
266
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
301
25.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
90
7.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
235
19.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
86
7.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cherokee, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14
1.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
307
35.6%
4.7
Electricity
424
49.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
62
7.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.8%
0.1
Wood
48
5.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cherokee, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
189
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
19
10.1%
28.8%
Less than $500
38
20.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
132
69.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
47
28.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
38
23.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
61
37.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
179
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
7
3.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
63
35.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
109
60.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
54
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
608
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
80
47.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
15.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
5.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
4.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
34
20.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
Cherokee, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
629
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
121
19.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
161
25.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
158
25.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
58
9.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
84
13.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
26
4.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,200
205,000