Cherokee vs Rackerby

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

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

Cherokee has the higher population (139 vs 106 in Rackerby). Since 2019, Cherokee's population has grown faster (+1.5% vs -49.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee	Rackerby
Population	139	106
Median age	33.8 yrs	63.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,719
Median home value	—	$387,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,338
Housing units	76	53
Homeownership rate	51.7%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee	Rackerby
Population	137 → 139 (+1.5%)	208 → 106 (-49.0%)
Median household income	$103,438 → $65,850 (-36.3%)	$30,000 → $51,719 (+72.4%)
Median home value	$293,800 → $464,000 (+57.9%)	$250,000 → $387,500 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$977 → $1,338 (+36.9%)

Cherokee

Population

137139

Median household income

$103,438$65,850

Median home value

$293,800$464,000

Rackerby

Population

208106

Median household income

$30,000$51,719

Median home value

$250,000$387,500

Median gross rent

$977$1,338

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee	Rackerby
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	41.7%	6.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	4.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	30.2%
75 and over	17.3%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee	Rackerby
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	65.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	34.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee	Rackerby
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	70.4%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee	Rackerby
Drove alone	100.0%	55.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	30.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee	Rackerby
1-unit, detached	40.8%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.2%	30.2%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee	Rackerby
Poverty rate	65.5%	15.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1954	1977