Cherokee County, Kansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,236
Median household income: $58,274
Median home value: $99,400

Cherokee County is a county in Kansas with a population of 19,236. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $58,274 runs below the Kansas figure of $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Cherokee County's population declined 4.7% from 20,179 to 19,236, while its median household income rose 35.0% from $43,175 to $58,274.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.0% of the population. 84.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,236
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,274
Median home value: $99,400
Median gross rent: $801
Housing units: 9,140
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,17919,236

Median household income

$43,175$58,274

Median home value

$82,500$99,400

Median gross rent

$613$801

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,179	$43,175	$82,500	$613
2020	20,017	$41,936	$80,700	$572
2021	19,507	$47,298	$83,300	$645
2022	19,380	$53,382	$91,800	$743
2023	19,236	$58,274	$99,400	$801

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,156	6.0%
5 to 17	3,208	16.7%
18 to 24	1,512	7.9%
25 to 34	2,044	10.6%
35 to 44	2,188	11.4%
45 to 54	2,366	12.3%
55 to 64	2,981	15.5%
65 to 74	2,224	11.6%
75 and over	1,557	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,536	86.0%
Black or African American	157	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	367	1.9%
Asian	111	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.3%
Some other race	108	0.6%
Two or more races	1,352	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	548	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,216	9.1%
High school graduate	4,592	34.4%
Some college or associate's	4,864	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,855	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	833	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,637	84.3%
Carpooled	676	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	172	1.9%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	449	5.0%
Other means	117	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,944	34.2%
15 to 29 min	3,440	40.0%
30 to 44 min	1,557	18.1%
45 to 59 min	477	5.5%
60+ min	191	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 13.1% (2,476 of 18,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,136	66.5%
Nonfamily households	2,591	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,727	84.5%
Vacant	1,413	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,596	72.4%
Renter-occupied	2,131	27.6%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,508	82.1%
1-unit, attached	75	0.8%
2 to 4 units	540	5.9%
5 to 19 units	128	1.4%
20 or more units	61	0.7%
Mobile home & other	828	9.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 20021
State: Kansas
Land area: 588 sq mi
Water area: 3.46 sq mi
Center point: 37.1694, -94.8457

Cities & places

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