Cherokee County, GA

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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 Median Household Income

$105,442

4.58% 1-year growth

About

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None 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).

Most people in Cherokee County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Cherokee County, GA was 2 cars per household.

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.

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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
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Economy

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

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherokee County, GA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherokee County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,604

Median earning men ± $2,936

$43,131

Median earning women ± $1,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($88,209), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,313), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,878).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($185,176), Public Administration ($70,038), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,532).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or 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.

Civics

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

N/ARaphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cherokee County, GA awarded 337 degrees. The student population of Cherokee County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 625 male students and 545 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 largest universities in Cherokee County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Reinhardt University (337 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Cherokee County, GA are Sport & Fitness Management (60 and 17.8%), General Business Administration & Management (57 and 16.9%), and Registered Nursing (37 and 11%).

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 Bachelors Degree recipients in Cherokee County, GA was General Business Administration & Management with 39 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

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 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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

People in Cherokee County, GA have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cherokee County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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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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.

$105,442

Median Household Income

± $1,697

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Number of Households

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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.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.7%)
Worked At Home (20.1%)
Carpooled (8.46%)

In 2023, 69.7% of workers in Cherokee County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.46%).

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

31.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherokee County, GA have a longer commute time (31.8 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

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherokee County, GA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cherokee County, GA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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 2023, 9.2% of the children was living in poverty in Cherokee County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4%.

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

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Cherokee County, GA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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.