COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cherokee County

Oklahoma · 34,049 residents · 749 sq mi

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Cherokee County is a county of 34,049 people in Oklahoma. 28.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $42,700. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 26%. Households take in $17,513 at the median, 42% less than the US figure. The population has fallen 20% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% 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

34,049

−20%vs 2000

vs 42,521 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

749 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,428)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(2,833)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,429)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(2,848)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(2,858)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(5,162)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(4,552)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(3,278)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(3,028)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(2,702)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,449)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(482)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,513

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,536 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,446

−30%vs 2000

vs $13,436 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.8%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

31.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.2%(23,483)

Black1.2%(504)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(1,760)

Asian0.3%(115)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.2%(22,189)

Black1.1%(370)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(366)

Asian0.1%(41)

Other33.6%(11,449)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.1%(2,948)

Spaniard0.5%(244)

Dominican0.3%(131)

Central American0.3%(129)

Puerto Rican0.2%(85)

Guatemalan0.1%(46)

Panamanian0.1%(44)

Cuban0.1%(28)

Salvadoran0%(23)

Honduran0%(16)

South American0%(11)

Venezuelan0%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(169)

Thai0.2%(80)

Hmong0.1%(70)

Chinese0.1%(63)

Asian Indian0.1%(26)

Bangladeshi0.1%(25)

Vietnamese0%(23)

Korean0%(16)

Japanese0%(8)

Nepalese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(54)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(40)

Chamorro0%(10)

Ancestry

Irish9.3%(4,439)

English9%(4,301)

German8.6%(4,106)

American3.3%(1,591)

Scottish1.9%(917)

French1.2%(581)

Italian1.2%(580)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(343)

Dutch0.6%(275)

Polish0.5%(258)

Norwegian0.5%(223)

Czech0.4%(196)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(163)

British0.3%(158)

Danish0.3%(153)

Swedish0.3%(147)

West Indian0.2%(118)

Subsaharan African0.2%(97)

Swiss0.2%(96)

French Canadian0.1%(69)

Croatian0.1%(61)

Nigerian0.1%(55)

Canadian0.1%(43)

Arab0.1%(41)

Romanian0.1%(29)

Moroccan0.1%(25)

Portuguese0.1%(25)

Israeli0%(23)

Austrian0%(22)

Lithuanian0%(20)

Russian0%(17)

Hungarian0%(13)

Serbian0%(13)

Lebanese0%(12)

Palestinian0%(4)

Finnish0%(4)

Greek0%(4)

Latvian0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Ghanaian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married34.5%(6,610)

Married51.2%(9,796)

Widowed4.1%(779)

Divorced10.2%(1,951)

Women 15+

Never married28.5%(5,812)

Married47.7%(9,741)

Widowed11%(2,254)

Divorced12.7%(2,594)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.2%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% 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)22%(537)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(532)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(930)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(114)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,442 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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