CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cherokee

Kansas · 657 residents · 0.72 sq mi

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Cherokee is home to 657 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $17,800. At a median age of 39.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 32% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

657

−9%vs 2000

vs 722 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

+2%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.72 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024699

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(67)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(30)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(81)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(97)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(76)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(67)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(56)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,580

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,665

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$17,800

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(686)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(636)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.2%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(5)

Central American0.7%(5)

Costa Rican0.7%(5)

Ancestry

American27.2%(190)

German15.6%(109)

Irish8.9%(62)

English8.4%(59)

French8%(56)

Italian5.6%(39)

Scottish5.3%(37)

Dutch1.4%(10)

British0.7%(5)

Swiss0.7%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(4)

Austrian0.4%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(3)

Welsh0.4%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

−17.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.9%(92)

Married51.4%(144)

Widowed1.4%(4)

Divorced14.3%(40)

Women 15+

Never married15.6%(41)

Married51.9%(136)

Widowed23.3%(61)

Divorced9.2%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.7%

−11.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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