Cherryville vs Ranlo

A side-by-side comparison of Cherryville and Ranlo: population, income, housing, and more.

Cherryville and Ranlo are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cherryville has the higher population (6,154 vs 4,556 in Ranlo). Ranlo has the higher median household income ($75,843 vs $58,701 in Cherryville). Cherryville has the higher median home value ($198,000 vs $184,500 in Ranlo).

Population, income & housing

	Cherryville	Ranlo
Population	6,154	4,556
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,701	$75,843
Median home value	$198,000	$184,500
Median gross rent	$948	$1,574
Housing units	2,715	1,724
Homeownership rate	67.7%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherryville	Ranlo
Population	5,956 → 6,154 (+3.3%)	3,604 → 4,556 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$43,977 → $58,701 (+33.5%)	$56,800 → $75,843 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$125,600 → $198,000 (+57.6%)	$139,900 → $184,500 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $948 (+25.7%)	$1,075 → $1,574 (+46.4%)

Cherryville

Population

5,9566,154

Median household income

$43,977$58,701

Median home value

$125,600$198,000

Median gross rent

$754$948

Ranlo

Population

3,6044,556

Median household income

$56,800$75,843

Median home value

$139,900$184,500

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,574

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherryville	Ranlo
Under 5	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.7%	24.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	17.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	6.1%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.0%
75 and over	7.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherryville	Ranlo
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	43.2%
Black or African American	5.7%	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherryville	Ranlo
No high school diploma	8.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	36.2%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherryville	Ranlo
Drove alone	82.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	1.3%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	7.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherryville	Ranlo
1-unit, detached	84.9%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Cherryville	Ranlo
Poverty rate	15.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1970	2001