2022 population: 11,491 ( 581 from 2010 , 173 from 2020)
Land area: 576.9 square miles
Population density: 19.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,490	91.29%	9.2%
Black:	127	1.11%	98.4%
Indian:	39	0.34%	34.5%
Asian:	131	1.14%	107.9%
2+ races:	109	0.95%	22.5%
Hispanic:	595	5.18%	117.2%

Total non-White:	1,001	8.71%	92.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	292	12.5
Deaths:	407	17.4
Net Migration:	-53	-2.3
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-1,063	-8.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	482	4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,072
11,553	95.70%
64	0.53%
29	0.24%
63	0.52%
89	0.74%
274	2.27%
519	4.30%

2000
13,035
12,749	97.81%
41	0.31%
20	0.15%
56	0.43%
44	0.34%
124	0.95%
286	2.19%

1990
14,098
13,918	98.72%
50	0.35%
64	0.45%
37	0.26%
n/a
29	0.21%
180	1.28%

1980
16,238
16,165	99.55%
0	0.00%
17	0.10%
4	0.02%
n/a
52	0.32%
73	0.45%

1970
17,269
17,248	99.88%
3	0.02%
12	0.07%
3	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	0.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,094	8.4
1,421	10.9
-1,234	-9.5
-4	-0.0

-1,196	-9.2
233	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
1,417	10.1
1,667	11.8
-834	-5.9
0	0.0

-1,169	-8.3
106	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
2,058	12.7
1,711	10.5
-2,466	-15.2
n/a

-2,247	-13.8
107	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,897	-11.0
n/a

-1,083	-6.3
52	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherokee County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.8
2,538	22.1%
8,953	77.9%
2,810	24.5%

5,143
2.17

3,127	60.8%
2,556	81.7%
304	9.7%
2,016	39.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.0
2,555	21.2%
9,517	78.8%
2,604	21.6%

5,207
2.25

3,384	65.0%
2,795	82.6%
244	7.2%
1,823	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
41.5
3,190	24.5%
9,845	75.5%
2,647	20.3%

5,377
2.35

3,612	67.2%
3,139	86.9%
209	5.8%
1,765	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
3,808	27.0%
10,290	73.0%
2,611	18.5%

5,589
2.44

3,906	69.9%
3,449	88.3%
225	5.8%
1,683	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
4,544	28.0%
11,694	72.0%
2,538	15.6%

6,009
2.61

4,380	72.9%
3,959	90.4%
181	4.1%
1,629	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Cherokee County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	211	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	205	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	211	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	271	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	157	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	284	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	138	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	201	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	251	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	495	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	517	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	675	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	644	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	328	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	275	5.3%
$200,000 or more	280	5.4%

Median Household Income	63,638
Per Capita Income	35,939

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	126	2.4%
Public Assistance	183	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	414	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,170	82.4%
Unemployed	169	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,339	85.1%
Not in Labor Force	937	14.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,087	1,605	56.5%
Non-Profit	85	242	26.0%
Self-Employed	665	335	66.5%

Local Government	171	419	29.0%
State Government	127	143	47.0%
Federal Government	27	42	39.1%

Total Private + Self	2,752	1,940	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	410	846	32.6%
Total	3,162	2,786	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	800	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,146	19.2%
Professional, Technical	1,220	20.5%
Service Occupations	904	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	51	0.9%
All others	1,884	31.6%

White Collar		53.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,007	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	789	13.3%
Manufacturing	776	13.0%
Educational services	593	10.0%
Construction	504	8.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	475	8.0%
Other services	303	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	258	4.3%
Public administration	232	3.9%
Wholesale trade	219	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	160	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	147	2.5%
Information	145	2.4%
Finance and insurance	129	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	119	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	62	1.0%
Utilities	24	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	411	3.54%
Puerto Rican	14	0.12%
Cuban	1	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	102	0.88%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,513	95.6%
Spanish	426	3.9%
German, other Germanic	25	0.2%
Chinese	15	0.1%
Other Asian	9	0.1%
Arabic	5	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,831	41.6%
Irish	1,268	10.9%
English	852	7.3%
Swedish	799	6.9%
American	443	3.8%
Dutch	368	3.2%
Danish	267	2.3%
Czech	235	2.0%
Norwegian	229	2.0%
Italian	219	1.9%
Scottish	213	1.8%
French	195	1.7%
Welsh	140	1.2%
Polish	90	0.8%
European	82	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,556	99.6%
Not a citizen	45	0.4%

Native	11,397	98.2%
Foreign-born	204	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
177	2.1%	387	4.7%	3,350	40.5%	2,560	31.0%	1,186	14.3%	610	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	177	2.1%
9-12 Years	387	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,350	40.5%
Some College	2,560	31.0%
Bach. Degree	1,186	14.3%
Grad Degree	610	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,730	6,542	188	2.8%	4.4%
1991	6,880	6,679	201	2.9%	4.7%
1992	7,022	6,809	213	3.0%	4.5%
1993	7,026	6,824	202	2.9%	4.1%
1994	7,120	6,894	226	3.2%	3.6%
1995	7,039	6,811	228	3.2%	3.5%
1996	7,145	6,913	232	3.2%	3.6%
1997	7,088	6,881	207	2.9%	3.1%
1998	6,831	6,642	189	2.8%	2.8%
1999	6,947	6,787	160	2.3%	2.7%

2000	6,966	6,800	166	2.4%	2.7%
2001	7,211	6,998	213	3.0%	3.3%
2002	6,929	6,647	282	4.1%	4.0%
2003	6,717	6,437	280	4.2%	4.4%
2004	6,559	6,271	288	4.4%	4.5%
2005	6,568	6,260	308	4.7%	4.3%
2006	6,553	6,283	270	4.1%	3.7%
2007	6,630	6,390	240	3.6%	3.7%
2008	6,506	6,278	228	3.5%	4.1%
2009	6,574	6,273	301	4.6%	6.4%

2010	7,069	6,745	324	4.6%	6.1%
2011	6,965	6,628	337	4.8%	5.6%
2012	6,885	6,585	300	4.4%	5.1%
2013	6,850	6,555	295	4.3%	4.7%
2014	6,630	6,294	336	5.1%	4.2%
2015	6,340	6,015	325	5.1%	3.7%
2016	6,353	6,124	229	3.6%	3.6%
2017	6,065	5,913	152	2.5%	3.1%
2018	6,022	5,890	132	2.2%	2.6%
2019	6,218	6,061	157	2.5%	2.8%

2020	6,192	5,958	234	3.8%	5.3%
2021	6,180	5,992	188	3.0%	3.8%
2022	6,166	6,026	140	2.3%	2.7%
2023	6,110	5,959	151	2.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,553
Median Value	$145,300

Occupied	5,143	92.6%
Vacant	410	7.4%

Owned	3,810	74.1%
Rented	1,333	25.9%
Median Rent	$655

Single-Family Units	4,824	86.9%
Detached	4,800	86.4%
Attached	24	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	388	7.0%
Mobile Homes	65	1.2%

Cherokee County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherokee County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Cherokee County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cherokee County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cherokee County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cherokee County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Cherokee County, IA