Cherokee

Population: 692
Median household income: $47,778
Median home value: $81,800

Cherokee, a community in Crawford County, Kansas, has 692 residents. At $47,778, its median household income sits below Crawford County's $50,311.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cherokee's population declined 18.5% from 849 to 692, while its median home value rose 89.8% from $43,100 to $81,800.

Households average 2.51 people. The median gross rent is $754.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 692
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,778
Median home value: $81,800
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 328
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

849692

Median household income

$41,500$47,778

Median home value

$43,100$81,800

Median gross rent

$646$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	849	$41,500	$43,100	$646
2020	679	$40,714	$47,000	$644
2021	679	$48,750	$58,300	$650
2022	703	$37,250	$81,200	$764
2023	692	$47,778	$81,800	$754

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	4.8%
5 to 17	154	22.3%
18 to 24	58	8.4%
25 to 34	47	6.8%
35 to 44	128	18.5%
45 to 54	97	14.0%
55 to 64	63	9.1%
65 to 74	45	6.5%
75 and over	67	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	631	91.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	5.8%
High school graduate	184	41.2%
Some college or associate's	133	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	72	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	237	75.7%
Carpooled	45	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	6.7%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	20.5%
15 to 29 min	184	63.0%
30 to 44 min	33	11.3%
45 to 59 min	3	1.0%
60+ min	12	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 12.0% (83 of 691)

	Count	Share
Family households	159	57.6%
Nonfamily households	117	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	276	84.1%
Vacant	52	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	213	77.2%
Renter-occupied	63	22.8%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	241	73.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	22.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2012825
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3450, -94.8213