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Cherokee County
Cherokee County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 28,774 County Seat Cherokee County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 039 Num Towns 3 Census-Designated Places 1 Total Town Population 3,553 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 28,868 Median Age 52.9 Veterans 3,090 Housing Units 18,006 Uninsured 352 Net Migration (recent) 1,656 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 629 Total Employees 7,419 Avg Annual Pay $45,626 Median Household Income $49,254 Poverty Rate 16.7% Unemployment Rate 4.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $55,627 Federal Spending FY2024 $314,275,435 Federal Spending Per Capita $10,922
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $193,500 Median Rent $819 FMR Studio $714 FMR 1BR $719 FMR 2BR $943 FMR 3BR $1,316 FMR 4BR $1,482
Health & Safety
Hospitals 3 EMS Stations 9 Fire Stations 9 Police Stations 9 Adult Smoking 19.2% Adult Obesity 38.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 61.4 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 3 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 3
Community
Churches 25 Libraries 4 Historic Places (NRHP) 10 Homeless Population N/A Schools 14 SNAP Stores 31 Bank Branches 6
Agriculture
Total Farms 22 Land in Farms (acres) 6,606 Avg Farm Size (acres) 300.3 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2020-05-08 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-05
Detailed Topics
Communities in Cherokee County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
