Cherokee County vs Wilson County

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

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

Wilson County has the higher population (51,501 vs 51,143 in Cherokee County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $59,830 in Cherokee County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $160,300 in Cherokee County).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
Population	51,143	51,501
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,830	$92,461
Median home value	$160,300	$286,300
Median gross rent	$880	$1,069
Housing units	20,964	19,259
Homeownership rate	72.7%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
Population	52,118 → 51,143 (-1.9%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$48,186 → $59,830 (+24.2%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $160,300 (+55.8%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $880 (+20.9%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

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

Wilson County

Population

49,17351,501

Median household income

$76,692$92,461

Median home value

$199,600$286,300

Median gross rent

$921$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
Under 5	6.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.4%
75 and over	7.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	55.6%
Black or African American	13.0%	1.8%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	19.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	33.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
Drove alone	73.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	13.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.6%	12.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	17.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1987	1999