Language Spoken At Home in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 47,099 | 100% |
English only | 39,367 | 83.6% |
Language other than English | 7,732 | 16.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,517 | 7.5% |
Spanish | 7,445 | 15.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,428 | 7.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 132 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 126 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 78 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 29 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 50,690 | 100% |
American | 3,042 | 6.0% |
Arab | 82 | 0.2% |
Czech | 172 | 0.3% |
Danish | 52 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 543 | 1.1% |
English | 7,957 | 15.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,175 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 49 | 0.1% |
German | 4,672 | 9.2% |
Greek | 5 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,802 | 13.4% |
Italian | 724 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 15 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 127 | 0.3% |
Polish | 237 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian | 196 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 670 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 732 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 9 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 125 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 166 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 50 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,273 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,445 | 72.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,269 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 9,065 | 52.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,628 | 21.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 880 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 366 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,500 | 14.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,275 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,828 | 28.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,158 | 24.1% |
65 years and over | 2,082 | 12.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,199 | 35.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,173 | 29.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 47,815 | 100% |
Householder | 17,273 | 36.1% |
Spouse | 9,038 | 18.9% |
Child | 15,478 | 32.4% |
Other relatives | 4,180 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,846 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 573 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,261 | 100% |
Never married | 6,067 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 10,396 | 51.3% |
Separated | 469 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 751 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 2,578 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,493 | 100% |
Never married | 4,346 | 22.3% |
Now married, except separated | 9,667 | 49.6% |
Separated | 586 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 2,679 | 13.7% |
Divorced | 2,215 | 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 | 607 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 237 | 39.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,360 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 638 | 46.9% |
Less than 1 year | 140 | 10.3% |
1 or 2 years | 145 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 78 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 275 | 20.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 638 | 100% |
Who are female | 436 | 68.3% |
Who are married | 425 | 66.6% |
School Enrollment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,746 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 684 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 691 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,258 | 49.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,825 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 2,288 | 18.0% |
Educational Attainment in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 32,750 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,391 | 10.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,453 | 13.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,785 | 36.0% |
Some college, no degree | 6,877 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,044 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,014 | 9.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,186 | 3.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.8% |
Veteran Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 37,606 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,619 | 9.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,430 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,548 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 13,065 | 100% |
With a disability | 425 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 28,215 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,455 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 7,150 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,668 | 37.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 49,932 | 100% |
Same house | 43,341 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,491 | 13.0% |
Same county | 3,265 | 6.5% |
Different county | 3,226 | 6.5% |
Same state | 2,853 | 5.7% |
Different state | 373 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 100 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 50,690 | 100% |
Native | 45,720 | 90.2% |
Born in United States | 45,450 | 89.7% |
State of residence | 38,387 | 75.7% |
Different state | 7,063 | 13.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 270 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 4,970 | 9.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,970 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 779 | 15.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,191 | 84.3% |
Year of Entry in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,240 | 100% |
Native | 270 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 270 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,970 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 53 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,917 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cherokee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,970 | 100% |
Europe | 64 | 1.3% |
Asia | 202 | 4.1% |
Africa | 3 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 11 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 4,675 | 94.1% |
Northern America | 15 | 0.3% |