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Cherokee County, SC

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

AI Overview

Cherokee County's economy reflects a largely blue-collar workforce, with median worker earnings of $35,109 and only 18.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 85.5% have at least a high school diploma. The labor force participation rate sits at 57.1% with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, drawing from a county population of 56,299 that has edged down 0.7% over five years. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $135,200 and median gross rent of $813/month—against a poverty rate of 18.5% and per capita income of $27,175.

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

Population

56,299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,288

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,840 (70.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,628 (18.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,100 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,092 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,522 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone324 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,988
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic175
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)159
  4. 4.Other Indo-European116
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)76

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,196

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,712

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,381
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,856
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,369
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,963
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,794
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,423
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,405
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations4,405
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,819

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.37×)5,632
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.20×)1,679
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.07×)1,206
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.00×)1,652
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)5,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$813/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,068 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,920 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,555 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,337 (8.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,248 (7.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999774 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,109

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,954 (84.9%)
  • Carpooled1,824 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,185 (5.0%)
  • Walked203 (0.9%)
  • Other145 (0.6%)
  • Taxi108 (0.5%)

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.