Cherokee vs Leighton

A side-by-side comparison of Cherokee and Leighton: population, income, housing, and more.

Cherokee and Leighton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cherokee has the higher population (1,059 vs 711 in Leighton). Cherokee has the higher median household income ($54,107 vs $33,214 in Leighton). Cherokee has the higher median home value ($107,200 vs $85,300 in Leighton).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee	Leighton
Population	1,059	711
Median age	42.5 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,107	$33,214
Median home value	$107,200	$85,300
Median gross rent	$914	$436
Housing units	454	459
Homeownership rate	73.8%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee	Leighton
Population	863 → 1,059 (+22.7%)	971 → 711 (-26.8%)
Median household income	$29,674 → $54,107 (+82.3%)	$35,357 → $33,214 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$69,400 → $107,200 (+54.5%)	$58,200 → $85,300 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $914 (+35.4%)	$486 → $436 (-10.3%)

Cherokee

Population

8631,059

Median household income

$29,674$54,107

Median home value

$69,400$107,200

Median gross rent

$675$914

Leighton

Population

971711

Median household income

$35,357$33,214

Median home value

$58,200$85,300

Median gross rent

$486$436

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee	Leighton
Under 5	5.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	8.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	18.7%
65 to 74	14.6%	15.2%
75 and over	6.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee	Leighton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	43.2%
Black or African American	16.8%	56.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee	Leighton
No high school diploma	8.9%	14.1%
High school graduate	46.8%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee	Leighton
Drove alone	88.0%	94.1%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee	Leighton
1-unit, detached	91.2%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee	Leighton
Poverty rate	20.7%	24.5%
Average household size	2.55	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1966	1974