Cherokee County vs Geneva County

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

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

Geneva County has the higher population (26,726 vs 25,224 in Cherokee County). Geneva County has the higher median household income ($50,951 vs $50,769 in Cherokee County). Cherokee County has the higher median home value ($165,900 vs $120,200 in Geneva County).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
Population	25,224	26,726
Median age	47.4 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,769	$50,951
Median home value	$165,900	$120,200
Median gross rent	$750	$757
Housing units	14,663	12,555
Homeownership rate	79.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
Population	25,903 → 25,224 (-2.6%)	26,417 → 26,726 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$41,919 → $50,769 (+21.1%)	$41,732 → $50,951 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$123,400 → $165,900 (+34.4%)	$100,900 → $120,200 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $750 (+21.0%)	$625 → $757 (+21.1%)

Cherokee County

Population

25,90325,224

Median household income

$41,919$50,769

Median home value

$123,400$165,900

Median gross rent

$620$750

Geneva County

Population

26,41726,726

Median household income

$41,732$50,951

Median home value

$100,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$625$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
Under 5	4.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	12.0%
75 and over	9.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	80.8%
Black or African American	3.7%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
No high school diploma	16.1%	16.8%
High school graduate	37.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
Drove alone	85.8%	87.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.3%	3.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	25.2%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee County	Geneva County
Poverty rate	14.5%	19.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1987	1981