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Language Spoken At Home in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,997 | 100% |
English only | 24,834 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 1,163 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 432 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 686 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 336 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 323 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 67 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 87 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,304 | 100% |
American | 2,973 | 10.9% |
Arab | 11 | 0.0% |
Czech | 94 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 715 | 2.6% |
English | 3,284 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 558 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 199 | 0.7% |
German | 3,350 | 12.3% |
Greek | 87 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 112 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,763 | 13.8% |
Italian | 785 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 27 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 59 | 0.2% |
Polish | 276 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 84 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,290 | 4.7% |
Scottish | 1,268 | 4.6% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 37 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 127 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 43 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 37 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,238 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,982 | 71.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,566 | 22.8% |
Married-couple family | 6,594 | 58.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,857 | 16.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 376 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 242 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,012 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 467 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,256 | 29.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,889 | 25.7% |
65 years and over | 1,533 | 13.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,855 | 25.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,288 | 38.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,916 | 100% |
Householder | 11,238 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 6,609 | 24.6% |
Child | 6,960 | 25.9% |
Other relatives | 1,283 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 826 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 316 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,073 | 100% |
Never married | 2,502 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 6,827 | 61.7% |
Separated | 247 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 543 | 4.9% |
Divorced | 954 | 8.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,964 | 100% |
Never married | 1,856 | 15.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,832 | 57.1% |
Separated | 313 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,605 | 13.4% |
Divorced | 1,358 | 11.4% |
Fertility in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 336 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 59 | 17.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 164 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 309 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 150 | 48.5% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 40 | 12.9% |
3 or 4 years | 15 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 95 | 30.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 150 | 100% |
Who are female | 89 | 59.3% |
Who are married | 102 | 68.0% |
School Enrollment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,541 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 181 | 3.3% |
Kindergarten | 95 | 1.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,579 | 46.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,386 | 25.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,300 | 23.5% |
Educational Attainment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,432 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,454 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,013 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,709 | 32.8% |
Some college, no degree | 5,028 | 24.6% |
Associate's degree | 2,040 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,001 | 9.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,187 | 5.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,071 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,077 | 13.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,040 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,108 | 18.9% |
Under 18 years | 5,232 | 100% |
With a disability | 219 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 15,649 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,650 | 16.9% |
65 years and over | 6,159 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,239 | 36.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,980 | 100% |
Same house | 24,444 | 90.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,536 | 9.4% |
Same county | 1,386 | 5.1% |
Different county | 1,150 | 4.3% |
Same state | 430 | 1.6% |
Different state | 720 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,304 | 100% |
Native | 26,638 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 26,449 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 13,300 | 48.7% |
Different state | 13,149 | 48.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 189 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 666 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 666 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 269 | 40.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 397 | 59.6% |
Year of Entry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 855 | 100% |
Native | 189 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 19 | 10.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 170 | 89.9% |
Foreign born | 666 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 7.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 617 | 92.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 666 | 100% |
Europe | 218 | 32.7% |
Asia | 126 | 18.9% |
Africa | 24 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 268 | 40.2% |
Northern America | 30 | 4.5% |