Living in Cherokee County School District, South Carolina

Overview

A total of 20,047 households are located in Cherokee County School District area. Among them, 4,786 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.85 people. The total number of children in the region is 17,415 and 13,177 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (884) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (2,151) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Cherokee County School District, South Carolina
Household	20,047
Population	54,564
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,786 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,415
Total Students	13,177
Pre-Kindergarten	652
Kindergarten	848
Grade 1-8	5,923
Grade 9-12	3,057
College/Graduate School	2,697
Veterans	42,385
Non-citizen	884
Non-English Home Language	2,151
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

44,074 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,949 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,949 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 22,514 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,156	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,694	84.37%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,791	12.60%
Public transportation	36	0.16%
Walked	119	0.54%
Other method	198	0.89%
Worked from home	318	1.44%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,514	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,346	23.75%
Service	3,516	15.62%
Sales and office	5,105	22.67%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,225	9.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,322	28.08%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,514	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	158	0.70%
Construction	1,275	5.66%
Manufacturing	5,961	26.48%
Wholesale trade	494	2.19%
Retail trade	3,387	15.04%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,463	6.50%
Information	126	0.56%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	726	3.22%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,440	6.40%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,002	17.78%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,978	8.79%
Other services, except public administration	616	2.74%
Public administration	888	3.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,514	-
Private wage and salary workers	18,781	83.42%
Government workers	2,758	12.25%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	959	4.26%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $49,913 for the 20,047 households in Cherokee County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,817. 49,253 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,047	-
Less than $10,000	2,477	12.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,218	6.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,288	16.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,825	14.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,887	14.40%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,954	14.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,117	10.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,627	8.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	431	2.15%
More than $200,000	223	1.11%
Median Household Income	$36,452	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$49,913	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,246	-
Less than $10,000	636	5.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	324	2.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,281	11.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,557	13.84%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,669	14.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,107	18.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,685	14.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,369	12.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	408	3.63%
More than $200,000	210	1.87%

Median Family Income	$51,598	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,266	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,817	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,264	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,264	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	55,073	-
With health insurance coverage	49,253	89.43%
Public coverage	23,205	42.13%
Private health insurance	33,853	61.47%
Without health insurance coverage	5,820	10.57%

Housing

There are 23,858 housing units in Cherokee County School District area, South Carolina with 20,047 units (84.03%) occupied. 13,773 houses (68.70%) are occupied by owner and 6,274 houses (31.30%) are rented. The average housing value is $102,300 and the average rental cost is $713. 389 houses (1.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,354 houses (9.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,858	-
Occupied	20,047	84.03%
Owner Occupied	13,773	68.70%
Renter Occupied	6,274	31.30%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,453	60.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	166	0.70%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,575	10.79%
Mobile Homes	6,599	27.66%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	65	0.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,858	-
Built 2014 or later	389	1.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	800	3.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,477	14.57%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,962	20.80%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,668	15.37%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,782	15.85%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,343	9.82%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,083	8.73%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,354	9.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,858	-
1 room	362	1.52%
2 rooms	352	1.48%
3 rooms	1,004	4.21%
4 rooms	4,435	18.59%
5 rooms	6,425	26.93%
6 rooms	4,412	18.49%
7 rooms	3,298	13.82%
8 rooms	1,940	8.13%
9 rooms or more	1,630	6.83%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,858	-
no bedroom	371	1.56%
1 bedroom	887	3.72%
2 bedrooms	6,498	27.24%
3 bedrooms	12,816	53.72%
4 bedrooms	2,760	11.57%
5 bedrooms or more	526	2.20%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,773	-
Less than $50,000	2,826	20.52%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,918	28.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,995	21.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,949	14.15%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,512	10.98%
$300,000 - $499,999	493	3.58%
$500,000 - $999,999	67	0.49%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.09%
Median House Value	$102,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,575	-
Less than $500	1,152	20.66%
$500 - $999	3,954	70.92%
$1,000 - $1,499	420	7.53%
$1,500 - $1,999	8	0.14%
$2,000 - $2,499	16	0.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	25	0.45%
Median Rental Costs	$713	-

Demographic

A total of 55,387 people lives in Cherokee County School District area, South Carolina with 26,801 male and 28,586 female. The males to female ratio is 48.39 to 51.61. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	55,387	-
Male	26,801	48.39%
Female	28,586	51.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	55,387	-
Under 5 years	3,286	5.93%
5 - 9 years	3,442	6.21%
10 - 14 years	3,944	7.12%
15 - 19 years	3,972	7.17%
20 - 24 years	3,315	5.99%
25 - 34 years	7,227	13.05%
35 - 44 years	6,593	11.90%
45 - 54 years	7,559	13.65%
55 - 59 years	3,925	7.09%
60 - 64 years	3,296	5.95%
65 - 74 years	5,358	9.67%
75 - 84 years	2,596	4.69%
85 years and older	874	1.58%
Median Age	38.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	55,387	-
One Race	54,002	97.50%
White	41,612	75.13%
Black or African American	11,275	20.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native	113	0.20%
Asian	332	0.60%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.05%
Other	645	1.16%

Two or more races	1,385	2.50%
White and Black or African American	592	1.07%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	314	0.57%
White and Asian	59	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	104	0.19%

Living in Cherokee County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic