Cherokee County, Iowa

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,587
Median household income: $64,478
Median home value: $145,100

Cherokee County, Iowa counts 11,587 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,478 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cherokee County's population grew 2.2% from 11,343 to 11,587, while its median household income rose 14.0% from $56,550 to $64,478.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.7% of the population. 80.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,587
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,478
Median home value: $145,100
Median gross rent: $711
Housing units: 5,555
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,34311,587

Median household income

$56,550$64,478

Median home value

$106,700$145,100

Median gross rent

$550$711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,343	$56,550	$106,700	$550
2020	11,281	$56,302	$117,400	$536
2021	11,606	$59,881	$120,800	$544
2022	11,601	$63,638	$145,300	$655
2023	11,587	$64,478	$145,100	$711

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	568	4.9%
5 to 17	1,954	16.9%
18 to 24	739	6.4%
25 to 34	1,148	9.9%
35 to 44	1,466	12.7%
45 to 54	1,145	9.9%
55 to 64	1,722	14.9%
65 to 74	1,531	13.2%
75 and over	1,314	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,395	89.7%
Black or African American	107	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	67	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.2%
Two or more races	448	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	551	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	577	6.9%
High school graduate	3,286	39.5%
Some college or associate's	2,662	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,194	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	607	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,699	80.3%
Carpooled	491	8.4%
Public transit	39	0.7%
Walked	136	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	427	7.3%
Other means	58	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,984	55.0%
15 to 29 min	1,468	27.1%
30 to 44 min	568	10.5%
45 to 59 min	94	1.7%
60+ min	309	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 15.2% (1,717 of 11,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,085	60.7%
Nonfamily households	1,997	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,082	91.5%
Vacant	473	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,726	73.3%
Renter-occupied	1,356	26.7%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,718	84.9%
1-unit, attached	61	1.1%
2 to 4 units	215	3.9%
5 to 19 units	206	3.7%
20 or more units	231	4.2%
Mobile home & other	124	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 19035
State: Iowa
Land area: 577 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 42.7427, -95.6333