Cherokee is a city of 699 people in Kansas. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $85,300. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Renters pay $725 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,154, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cherokee
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.3 → 35.5(−3.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate20.2% → 8.0%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share96.8% → 89.6%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.4%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.1%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.3%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 28 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cherokee, decade by decade
Cherokee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
657
$44,593
$42,721
6.5%
7.7
2000
722
$52,979
$52,099
10.3%
11.9
2010
714
$51,082
$94,370
13.4%
11.2
2020
590
$49,347
$56,966
23.5%
23.8
2024
699
$56,154
$85,300
18.3%
23.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
