CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cherryville

North Carolina · 4,756 residents · 5.80 sq mi

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Cherryville is home to 4,756 people in North Carolina. The median age is 39.9, about 7 years above the US median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $55,100. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,756

−11%vs 2000

vs 5,361 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(290)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(285)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(305)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(316)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(625)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(568)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(609)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(516)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(277)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(121)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,977

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,054 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,495

−30%vs 2000

vs $19,254 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,100

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $505 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(4,673)

Black9.4%(506)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(123)

Asian0.6%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(4,311)

Black8.4%(398)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(12)

Asian0.8%(37)

Other0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(168)

Puerto Rican1.2%(75)

Spaniard1%(64)

Cuban0.3%(19)

Central American0.2%(13)

Honduran0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(11)

Filipino0.1%(8)

Ancestry

American19.7%(1,227)

German14.8%(920)

English9.6%(599)

Irish8.5%(530)

French2.3%(145)

Scotch-Irish2%(125)

Italian1.6%(100)

Scottish1.5%(95)

Polish0.9%(58)

Greek0.9%(54)

Norwegian0.5%(33)

Dutch0.3%(21)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(20)

Russian0.3%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

Swedish0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.7%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married33.2%(768)

Married53.8%(1,244)

Widowed2.4%(56)

Divorced10.6%(246)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(761)

Married46.5%(1,262)

Widowed11.2%(305)

Divorced14.2%(384)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% 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)4%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.3%(73)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.9%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.4%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 226 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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