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Cherokee County

Georgia · 299,273 residents (2025 est.) · 421 sq mi
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With 281,032 people, Cherokee County is a county in Georgia. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 139,129 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 40% more than in Georgia as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $108,115 a year at the median, 31% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
281,032
+98%since 2000
from 141,903 in 2000
299,273 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
668 / sq mi
+40%since 2009
from 478 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.2
+18%since 2000
from 34.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
421 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
71K128K186K243K300K19902000201020202024Cherokee County
2024281K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(15,132)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(16,636)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(19,671)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(19,349)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(16,526)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(33,887)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(38,348)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.3%(40,215)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(36,766)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(27,420)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(13,174)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(3,908)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$108,115
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,896 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,727
+96%since 2000
from $24,871 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
66.6%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 43.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.410
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.410 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade8.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$435,100
+73%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $138,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,799
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $740 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.3%
−6.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.9% in 2000
22.7% rent
Vacancy rate
4.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.78 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.2%
−14.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.4%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 46.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+33%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
79
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.9%(127,618)
Black2.5%(3,483)
Hispanic / Latino5.4%(7,695)
Asian0.8%(1,127)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic73.9%(207,641)
Black7%(19,761)
Hispanic / Latino12.4%(34,879)
Asian2.4%(6,675)
Other4.3%(12,076)
Diversity Score
54
+38%since 2009
from 39 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−1%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5%(14,095)
Central American3.1%(8,601)
Guatemalan2.3%(6,366)
South American1.7%(4,818)
Puerto Rican1.2%(3,466)
Colombian0.8%(2,112)
Venezuelan0.6%(1,570)
Cuban0.4%(1,148)
Salvadoran0.3%(891)
Dominican0.2%(632)
Honduran0.2%(523)
Spaniard0.2%(498)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(333)
Peruvian0.1%(303)
Ecuadorian0.1%(295)
Costa Rican0.1%(258)
Chilean0.1%(224)
Uruguayan0.1%(206)
Panamanian0.1%(167)
Argentine0%(84)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(2,517)
Chinese0.3%(981)
Vietnamese0.3%(752)
Cambodian0.2%(493)
Korean0.2%(486)
Filipino0.1%(342)
Japanese0.1%(315)
Pakistani0.1%(148)
Laotian0%(79)
Nepalese0%(54)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(44)
Okinawan0%(44)
Thai0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(157)
Samoan0%(49)
Tongan0%(27)
Guamanian0%(25)
Ancestry
English16.4%(46,149)
Irish12.1%(33,952)
German11.9%(33,456)
American6.5%(18,194)
Italian4.7%(13,318)
Scottish2.7%(7,543)
French1.9%(5,369)
Polish1.8%(5,077)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(3,817)
Dutch0.8%(2,364)
West Indian0.8%(2,306)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(2,146)
Norwegian0.7%(1,923)
Swedish0.6%(1,655)
British0.5%(1,462)
Russian0.5%(1,462)
Brazilian0.4%(1,113)
Greek0.4%(1,037)
Hungarian0.4%(1,030)
Arab0.3%(921)
Jamaican0.3%(884)
Haitian0.2%(699)
Slovak0.2%(644)
Czech0.2%(610)
Portuguese0.2%(597)
Canadian0.2%(569)
Lebanese0.2%(547)
Danish0.2%(542)
Ukrainian0.2%(532)
Nigerian0.2%(505)
Lithuanian0.2%(488)
Australian0.2%(486)
Austrian0.2%(474)
Swiss0.2%(465)
Iranian0.1%(395)
Romanian0.1%(275)
Ethiopian0.1%(268)
Turkish0.1%(232)
Finnish0.1%(218)
Serbian0.1%(212)
Croatian0.1%(176)
Kenyan0.1%(170)
Cape Verdean0.1%(169)
Armenian0.1%(166)
Guyanese0.1%(156)
Iraqi0%(124)
Syrian0%(103)
Belgian0%(80)
Latvian0%(61)
Moroccan0%(56)
Bulgarian0%(48)
Ghanaian0%(48)
Slovene0%(40)
Egyptian0%(26)
Israeli0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.1%
+14.2 ptssince 2000
from 27.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.5%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 84.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.3 min
+15%since 2000
from 27.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.0%
−10.7 ptssince 2009
from 78.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
21.9%
+14.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.5%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 71.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 73.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.4%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
10.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 8.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.9%
+5.5 ptssince 2017
from 90.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 96.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 88.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 8.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.8%(33,533)
Married60.5%(68,080)
Widowed2.4%(2,696)
Divorced7.4%(8,279)
Women 15+
Never married24.1%(28,206)
Married56.6%(66,174)
Widowed7.4%(8,653)
Divorced11.9%(13,972)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 9.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
25.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.8% 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)28.7%(4,544)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(4,746)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(5,232)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(712)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(51)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 15,827 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cherokee County, Georgia?

Cherokee County, Georgia has about 281,032 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cherokee County, Georgia?

The typical household in Cherokee County, Georgia earns about $108,115 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cherokee County, Georgia expensive?

In Cherokee County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $435,100, and the typical rent is about $1,799 a month.

How educated are people in Cherokee County, Georgia?

About 41.1% of adults age 25 and over in Cherokee County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cherokee County, Georgia?

About 7.0% of people in Cherokee County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cherokee County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Cherokee County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 190,828 residents, a change of about 212 percent over that period.

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