Cherokee County vs Medina County

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

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

Medina County has the higher population (52,419 vs 51,143 in Cherokee County). Medina County has the higher median household income ($73,462 vs $59,830 in Cherokee County). Medina County has the higher median home value ($220,000 vs $160,300 in Cherokee County).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee County	Medina County
Population	51,143	52,419
Median age	38.2 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,830	$73,462
Median home value	$160,300	$220,000
Median gross rent	$880	$1,091
Housing units	20,964	19,758
Homeownership rate	72.7%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee County	Medina County
Population	52,118 → 51,143 (-1.9%)	50,057 → 52,419 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$48,186 → $59,830 (+24.2%)	$62,599 → $73,462 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $160,300 (+55.8%)	$137,800 → $220,000 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $880 (+20.9%)	$842 → $1,091 (+29.6%)

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

Medina County

Population

50,05752,419

Median household income

$62,599$73,462

Median home value

$137,800$220,000

Median gross rent

$842$1,091

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee County	Medina County
Under 5	6.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.4%
75 and over	7.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee County	Medina County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	42.3%
Black or African American	13.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee County	Medina County
No high school diploma	19.3%	14.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee County	Medina County
Drove alone	73.2%	72.3%
Carpooled	13.9%	11.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.6%	11.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee County	Medina County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee County	Medina County
Poverty rate	17.9%	11.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1987	1994