Language Spoken At Home in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 44,093 | 100% |
English only | 41,741 | 94.7% |
Language other than English | 2,352 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 869 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 1,479 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 658 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 121 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 105 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 52 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 647 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 130 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,165 | 100% |
American | 4,643 | 9.8% |
Arab | 65 | 0.1% |
Czech | 59 | 0.1% |
Danish | 36 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 612 | 1.3% |
English | 3,278 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 709 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 28 | 0.1% |
German | 5,833 | 12.4% |
Greek | 30 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 32 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,844 | 10.3% |
Italian | 616 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 2 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 194 | 0.4% |
Polish | 197 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 94 | 0.2% |
Russian | 48 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 475 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 629 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 73 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 15 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 385 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 97 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 30 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 157 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 258 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,801 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,152 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,454 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 8,108 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,842 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 898 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 465 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,146 | 12.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,147 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 5,649 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,806 | 28.6% |
65 years and over | 1,725 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,183 | 30.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,338 | 25.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 45,165 | 100% |
Householder | 16,801 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 8,124 | 18.0% |
Child | 13,575 | 30.1% |
Other relatives | 4,152 | 9.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,513 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 693 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,515 | 100% |
Never married | 5,995 | 32.4% |
Now married, except separated | 9,352 | 50.5% |
Separated | 307 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 460 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 2,401 | 13.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,349 | 100% |
Never married | 5,528 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 8,925 | 46.1% |
Separated | 440 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 2,050 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 2,406 | 12.4% |
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 | 549 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 231 | 42.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,105 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 640 | 57.9% |
Less than 1 year | 222 | 20.1% |
1 or 2 years | 161 | 14.6% |
3 or 4 years | 26 | 2.4% |
5 or more years | 231 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 640 | 100% |
Who are female | 394 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 450 | 70.3% |
School Enrollment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,103 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 798 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 760 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,831 | 34.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,373 | 16.8% |
College or graduate school | 5,341 | 37.9% |
Educational Attainment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 29,158 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,519 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,903 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,786 | 30.1% |
Some college, no degree | 7,282 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,505 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,362 | 15.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,801 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.6% |
Veteran Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,851 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,137 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 46,701 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,530 | 18.3% |
Under 18 years | 11,256 | 100% |
With a disability | 806 | 7.2% |
18 to 64 years | 29,289 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,996 | 17.1% |
65 years and over | 6,156 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,728 | 44.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 46,521 | 100% |
Same house | 40,237 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,181 | 13.3% |
Same county | 3,390 | 7.3% |
Different county | 2,791 | 6.0% |
Same state | 1,902 | 4.1% |
Different state | 889 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 103 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,165 | 100% |
Native | 45,874 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 45,720 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 31,317 | 66.4% |
Different state | 14,403 | 30.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 154 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 1,291 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,291 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 378 | 29.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 913 | 70.7% |
Year of Entry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,445 | 100% |
Native | 154 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 154 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,291 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,285 | 99.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,291 | 100% |
Europe | 130 | 10.1% |
Asia | 162 | 12.5% |
Africa | 6 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 930 | 72.0% |
Northern America | 63 | 4.9% |