North Carolina

Cherokee County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
90.7%
Other
5.9%
Hispanic
3.4%

Compared with North Carolina and the United States

Cherokee Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricCherokee CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White90.7%58.7%58%
Hispanic3.4%12.6%—
American Indian and Alaska Native1.7%1%—
Black or African American1.3%19.9%—
Indian0.5%1.6%—
East Asian0.3%0.9%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Cherokee County next to North Carolina and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricCherokee CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—94.3 (−5.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—81.4 (−18.6%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$53,628$72,388$80,734
Median home value$232,300$288,900$332,700
Home price to income4.3×4.0×4.1×
Median gross rent$813/mo$1,228/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income18.2%20.4%21.0%