Atascosa County vs Cherokee County

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

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

Cherokee County has the higher population (51,143 vs 50,058 in Atascosa County). Atascosa County has the higher median household income ($69,413 vs $59,830 in Cherokee County). Cherokee County has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $157,400 in Atascosa County).

Population, income & housing

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
Population	50,058	51,143
Median age	36.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,413	$59,830
Median home value	$157,400	$160,300
Median gross rent	$997	$880
Housing units	19,005	20,964
Homeownership rate	77.4%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
Population	49,528 → 50,058 (+1.1%)	52,118 → 51,143 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$55,366 → $69,413 (+25.4%)	$48,186 → $59,830 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $157,400 (+60.8%)	$102,900 → $160,300 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $997 (+13.6%)	$728 → $880 (+20.9%)

Atascosa County

Population

49,52850,058

Median household income

$55,366$69,413

Median home value

$97,900$157,400

Median gross rent

$878$997

Cherokee County

Population

52,11851,143

Median household income

$48,186$59,830

Median home value

$102,900$160,300

Median gross rent

$728$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
Under 5	6.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.9%
75 and over	6.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	58.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	64.7%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
No high school diploma	19.1%	19.3%
High school graduate	38.7%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
Drove alone	74.6%	73.2%
Carpooled	13.2%	13.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	10.6%
Other means	3.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
1-unit, detached	59.0%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	35.4%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Atascosa County	Cherokee County
Poverty rate	16.1%	17.9%
Average household size	2.98	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1993	1987