Cherokee vs Washta

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

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

Cherokee has the higher population (5,157 vs 171 in Washta). Washta has the higher median household income ($50,313 vs $48,693 in Cherokee). Cherokee has the higher median home value ($119,400 vs $50,500 in Washta).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee	Washta
Population	5,157	171
Median age	44.4 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,693	$50,313
Median home value	$119,400	$50,500
Median gross rent	$707	$575
Housing units	2,368	128
Homeownership rate	63.8%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	18.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee	Washta
Population	4,920 → 5,157 (+4.8%)	164 → 171 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$46,675 → $48,693 (+4.3%)	$43,125 → $50,313 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$90,400 → $119,400 (+32.1%)	$49,500 → $50,500 (+2.0%)
Median gross rent	$551 → $707 (+28.3%)	$425 → $575 (+35.3%)

Cherokee

Population

4,9205,157

Median household income

$46,675$48,693

Median home value

$90,400$119,400

Median gross rent

$551$707

Washta

Population

164171

Median household income

$43,125$50,313

Median home value

$49,500$50,500

Median gross rent

$425$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee	Washta
Under 5	3.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	9.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	2.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	4.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	6.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	32.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	15.8%
75 and over	11.7%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee	Washta
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee	Washta
No high school diploma	7.2%	15.4%
High school graduate	45.3%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee	Washta
Drove alone	82.0%	84.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	2.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	12.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee	Washta
1-unit, detached	76.1%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.7%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee	Washta
Poverty rate	26.7%	6.4%
Average household size	2.10	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1961	1938