Cherokee County, GA

County

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2023 Population

274,539

2.22% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ARaphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

6.5%

2% 1-year decrease

About

In 2023, Cherokee County, GA had a population of 275k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cherokee County, GA grew from 268,567 to 274,539, a 2.22% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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N/A of the households in Cherokee County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Cherokee County, GA are Reinhardt University (337 degrees awarded in 2023).

Cherokee County, GA borders Bartow County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gordon County, GA, and Pickens County, GA.

United States Georgia Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Cherokee County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± N/A people
India
106,959 ± N/A people
Jamaica
51,506 ± N/A people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,790 ± 532
Gulf War (2001-)
4,289 ± 631
Gulf War (1990s)
3,228 ± 583

Cherokee County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cherokee County, GA employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Cherokee County, GA were Retail Trade (17,900 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (14,840 people), and Construction (14,459 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($163,258), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,022), and Utilities ($92,865).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Cherokee County, GA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherokee County, GA, are Management Occupations (20,478 people), Sales & Related Occupations (18,687 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (14,303 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherokee County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cherokee County, GA, are Retail Trade (17,900 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (14,840 people), and Construction (14,459 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cherokee County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Cherokee County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

738
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
631
Construction
360
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$562k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$414k
Retail Trade
$374k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cherokee County, GA awarded 337 degrees. The student population of Cherokee County, GA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cherokee County, GA are White (211 and 65.3%), followed by Black or African American (57 and 17.6%), Hispanic or Latino (29 and 8.98%), and Unknown (12 and 3.72%).

The median tuition cost in Cherokee County, GA for private four year colleges is $27,080.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Cherokee County, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 55.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,170 (53.4% men and 46.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,170 students enrolled in Cherokee County, GA, 53.4% men and 46.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 671 records, of which 52.8% were women and 47.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
39 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
37 degrees awarded
Sport & Fitness Management
35 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Cherokee County, GA was General Business Administration & Management with 39 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Cherokee County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Reinhardt University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

337 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Reinhardt University with 337 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 163 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cherokee County, GA, which is 0.937 times less than the 174 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 211 degrees mean that there were 3.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 57 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,080) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,340) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Cherokee County, GA is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Cherokee County, GA was Census Tract 910.06, Cherokee County, GA with a value of $142,237, followed by Census Tract 910.07, Cherokee County, GA and Census Tract 911.01, Cherokee County, GA, with respective values of $138,253 and $102,388.

Housing

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2023

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.4% of the housing units in Cherokee County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cherokee County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 910.06, Cherokee County, GA
Census Tract 910.07, Cherokee County, GA
Census Tract 911.01, Cherokee County, GA

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Cherokee County, GA was Census Tract 910.06, Cherokee County, GA with a value of $142,237, followed by Census Tract 910.07, Cherokee County, GA and Census Tract 911.01, Cherokee County, GA, with respective values of $138,253 and $102,388.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cherokee County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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99.1k

Number of Households

± 2,933

In N/A, the median household income of the 99.1k households in Cherokee County, GA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Cherokee County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cherokee County, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Cherokee County, GA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherokee County, GA have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.58% of the workforce in Cherokee County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cherokee County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cherokee County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cherokee County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherokee County, GA (17.7k out of 272k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cherokee County, GA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 6.6% of the children was living in poverty in Cherokee County, GA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 6.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 93.2 in Cherokee County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 1.37 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.2% of the population of Cherokee County, GA has health coverage, with 55% on employee plans, 7.46% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, GA see 2,430 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.25% increase from the previous year (2,287 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1967 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 858 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,430 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cherokee County, GA

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, GA see an average of 2,430 patients per year. This represents a 6.25% increase from the previous year (2,287 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cherokee County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.8%

Uninsured

55%

Employer Coverage

7.46%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.31%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cherokee County, GA declined by 2.86% from 11.1% to 10.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cherokee County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.