Living in Cherokee County School District Area

Living Summary

10,737

households

25,628

Total Population

$123,400

Average House Value

$620

Average Housing Rent

$41,919

Average Household Income

91.35%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

3,939

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

15 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

46%

Percent Proficient - Math

41%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 10,737 households are located in Cherokee County School District area. Among them, 2,872 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.94 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,526 and 5,061 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (80) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (380) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Cherokee County School District, Alabama
Household	10,737
Population	25,628
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,872 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,526
Total Students	5,061
Pre-Kindergarten	172
Kindergarten	281
Grade 1-8	2,399
Grade 9-12	1,396
College/Graduate School	813
Veterans	20,658
Non-citizen	80
Non-English Home Language	380
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

21,390 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,443 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,443 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 9,980 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Cherokee County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,865	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,097	82.08%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,414	14.33%
Public transportation	21	0.21%
Walked	44	0.45%
Other method	127	1.29%
Worked from home	162	1.64%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,980	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,801	28.07%
Service	1,507	15.10%
Sales and office	1,573	15.76%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,394	13.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,705	27.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,980	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	343	3.44%
Construction	756	7.58%
Manufacturing	2,427	24.32%
Wholesale trade	140	1.40%
Retail trade	965	9.67%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	680	6.81%
Information	92	0.92%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	288	2.89%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	423	4.24%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,378	23.83%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	693	6.94%
Other services, except public administration	298	2.99%
Public administration	497	4.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,980	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,791	78.07%
Government workers	1,418	14.21%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	727	7.28%
Unpaid family workers	44	0.44%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,617 for the 10,737 households in Cherokee County School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $30,663. 23,419 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,737	-
Less than $10,000	745	6.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	725	6.75%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,804	16.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,114	10.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,544	14.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,068	19.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,249	11.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	904	8.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	325	3.03%
More than $200,000	259	2.41%
Median Household Income	$41,919	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,617	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,307	-
Less than $10,000	267	3.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	313	4.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	768	10.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	770	10.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,068	14.62%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,629	22.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,228	16.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	802	10.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	291	3.98%
More than $200,000	171	2.34%

Median Family Income	$55,542	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,438	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,663	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,605	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,605	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,636	-
With health insurance coverage	23,419	91.35%
Public coverage	11,216	43.75%
Private health insurance	17,078	66.62%
Without health insurance coverage	2,217	8.65%

Housing

There are 16,579 housing units in Cherokee County School District area, Alabama with 10,737 units (64.76%) occupied. 8,304 houses (77.34%) are occupied by owner and 2,433 houses (22.66%) are rented. The average housing value is $123,400 and the average rental cost is $620. 261 houses (1.57%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 899 houses (5.42%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,579	-
Occupied	10,737	64.76%
Owner Occupied	8,304	77.34%
Renter Occupied	2,433	22.66%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,055	66.68%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	20	0.12%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	951	5.74%
Mobile Homes	4,529	27.32%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	24	0.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,579	-
Built 2014 or later	261	1.57%
Built 2010 - 2013	393	2.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,375	20.36%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,715	22.41%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,467	14.88%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,673	16.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,851	11.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	945	5.70%
Built 1949 or earlier	899	5.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,579	-
1 room	216	1.30%
2 rooms	325	1.96%
3 rooms	665	4.01%
4 rooms	2,489	15.01%
5 rooms	3,819	23.04%
6 rooms	4,131	24.92%
7 rooms	2,011	12.13%
8 rooms	1,444	8.71%
9 rooms or more	1,479	8.92%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,579	-
no bedroom	254	1.53%
1 bedroom	1,068	6.44%
2 bedrooms	4,448	26.83%
3 bedrooms	8,232	49.65%
4 bedrooms	1,825	11.01%
5 bedrooms or more	752	4.54%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,304	-
Less than $50,000	1,562	18.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,832	22.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,488	17.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,258	15.15%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,188	14.31%
$300,000 - $499,999	747	9.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	175	2.11%
$1,000,000 or more	54	0.65%
Median House Value	$123,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,839	-
Less than $500	581	31.59%
$500 - $999	1,023	55.63%
$1,000 - $1,499	141	7.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	94	5.11%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$620	-

Demographic

A total of 25,903 people lives in Cherokee County School District area, Alabama with 12,777 male and 13,126 female. The males to female ratio is 49.33 to 50.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,903	-
Male	12,777	49.33%
Female	13,126	50.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,903	-
Under 5 years	1,187	4.58%
5 - 9 years	1,454	5.61%
10 - 14 years	1,489	5.75%
15 - 19 years	1,598	6.17%
20 - 24 years	1,301	5.02%
25 - 34 years	2,495	9.63%
35 - 44 years	2,871	11.08%
45 - 54 years	3,688	14.24%
55 - 59 years	2,019	7.79%
60 - 64 years	1,990	7.68%
65 - 74 years	3,511	13.55%
75 - 84 years	1,787	6.90%
85 years and older	513	1.98%
Median Age	46.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,903	-
One Race	25,678	99.13%
White	24,052	92.85%
Black or African American	1,191	4.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native	280	1.08%
Asian	64	0.25%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	91	0.35%

Two or more races	225	0.87%
White and Black or African American	118	0.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	75	0.29%
White and Asian	3	0.01%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%