CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cherryvale

South Carolina · 2,957 residents · 1.81 sq mi

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With 2,957 people, Cherryvale is a city in South Carolina. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 26.0. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $51,700. The poverty rate is 21.7%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 47%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,957

+20%vs 2000

vs 2,461 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

26.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 29.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.81 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 513.5%(398)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(205)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(169)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(163)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.1%(447)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3427.1%(802)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.6%(284)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.9%(144)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(230)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.8%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.9%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,039

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,893 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,169

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,560 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,700

+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$371

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

42.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.9% in 2000

57.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.9%(1,180)

Black47.3%(1,165)

Hispanic / Latino2%(48)

Asian1.1%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.1%(1,867)

Black33.4%(988)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(77)

Asian2.3%(68)

Other1.1%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.6%(67)

Panamanian2.6%(67)

Mexican0.5%(14)

Puerto Rican0.5%(12)

Asian origin

Laotian0.7%(19)

Ancestry

English5.4%(141)

Irish3.3%(86)

German2.6%(68)

American2.3%(61)

Italian1.7%(44)

Scottish1.1%(29)

French0.5%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Panamanian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married72.1%(696)

Married20.7%(200)

Widowed1.7%(16)

Divorced5.5%(53)

Women 15+

Never married60.8%(674)

Married18.1%(201)

Widowed4.6%(51)

Divorced16.4%(182)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

31.4%

+6.9 ptssince 2013

from 24.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.6%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.9%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.8%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

27.6%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 46.8% 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)23.2%(41)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era9%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 177 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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