USA
> South Carolina > Cherokee County
Language Spoken At Home in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 51,680 | 100% |
English only | 49,324 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 2,356 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 742 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 1,788 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 620 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 389 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 77 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 123 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 45 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 56 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,351 | 100% |
American | 9,062 | 16.4% |
Arab | 60 | 0.1% |
Czech | 18 | 0.0% |
Danish | 48 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 361 | 0.7% |
English | 3,595 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 613 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 48 | 0.1% |
German | 4,226 | 7.6% |
Greek | 64 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 93 | 0.2% |
Irish | 4,983 | 9.0% |
Italian | 784 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 52 | 0.1% |
Polish | 254 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 82 | 0.1% |
Russian | 35 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,347 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 1,222 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 213 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 90 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 20 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 113 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 58 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,100 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,171 | 67.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,869 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 9,855 | 46.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,576 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 920 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 360 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,396 | 16.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,933 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 6,929 | 32.8% |
Householder living alone | 6,199 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 2,456 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,939 | 32.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,601 | 26.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 54,484 | 100% |
Householder | 21,100 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 9,890 | 18.2% |
Child | 17,169 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 4,177 | 7.7% |
Nonrelatives | 2,148 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,031 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,947 | 100% |
Never married | 6,917 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 10,377 | 49.5% |
Separated | 820 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 729 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 2,104 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,123 | 100% |
Never married | 6,338 | 27.4% |
Now married, except separated | 10,526 | 45.5% |
Separated | 893 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 2,544 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 2,822 | 12.2% |
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 | 1,057 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 541 | 51.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,797 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,046 | 58.2% |
Less than 1 year | 64 | 3.6% |
1 or 2 years | 133 | 7.4% |
3 or 4 years | 222 | 12.4% |
5 or more years | 627 | 34.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,046 | 100% |
Who are female | 722 | 69.0% |
Who are married | 669 | 64.0% |
School Enrollment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,862 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 536 | 3.9% |
Kindergarten | 875 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,970 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,074 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 3,407 | 24.6% |
Educational Attainment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 36,326 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,458 | 9.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,662 | 15.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,530 | 37.2% |
Some college, no degree | 6,494 | 17.9% |
Associate's degree | 2,569 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,444 | 9.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,169 | 3.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.7% |
Veteran Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,783 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,886 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 54,861 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,233 | 18.7% |
Under 18 years | 13,530 | 100% |
With a disability | 677 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 34,017 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,262 | 18.4% |
65 years and over | 7,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,294 | 45.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,573 | 100% |
Same house | 47,240 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,245 | 13.3% |
Same county | 4,793 | 8.8% |
Different county | 2,452 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,543 | 2.8% |
Different state | 909 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 88 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,351 | 100% |
Native | 53,976 | 97.5% |
Born in United States | 53,640 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 38,860 | 70.2% |
Different state | 14,780 | 26.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 336 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,375 | 2.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,375 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 456 | 33.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 919 | 66.8% |
Year of Entry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,711 | 100% |
Native | 336 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 336 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,375 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,375 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,375 | 100% |
Europe | 182 | 13.2% |
Asia | 232 | 16.9% |
Africa | 16 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 945 | 68.7% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |