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Cherokee County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Cherokee County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cherokee County, OK has a population of 47,621 with a relatively educated workforce — 29.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 89.9% have a high school diploma — though labor force participation is low at 57.2% and unemployment sits at 5.1%. Median worker earnings of $34,000 and a poverty rate of 19.3% reflect constrained household incomes, while housing costs remain low with a median home value of $160,300 and median gross rent of $803/month. The county posted a -2.0% population decline over the past five years, signaling ongoing contraction in the available labor pool.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

47,621

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

Cherokee County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,152 (46.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone15,640 (32.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,584 (13.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,541 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone898 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone607 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,951
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island183
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)136
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic63
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,442

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,287

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,080

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,416
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,048
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,000
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,949
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,540

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,941
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,243
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,055
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,406
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,211

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.50×)831
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.90×)1,870
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)6,284
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.18×)1,707
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)1,150

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$803/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,769 (14.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,333 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,040 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,024 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999882 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999859 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,981 (73.0%)
  • Carpooled2,686 (13.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,607 (7.8%)
  • Walked740 (3.6%)
  • Other359 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit79 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.