Cherokee County

Cherokee County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama, AL with an estimated population of 26,032 as of July 1, 2018 and is thus ranked 1413 in the United States.

In contrast to the 2010 census, the population of Cherokee County was still 25,989. This means that the 2018 population percent change from 2010 population of Cherokee County has risen by 0.2%.

Cherokee County is formed in 1836 and covers an total area of 599.98 square miles. This area is divided into 553.70 square miles land area and 46.28 square miles water area. Density per square kilometre of land area are 46.9 of population in 29.4 housing units.

There were 16,267 housing units in the whole of Cherokee County for the 2010 census with 10.626 total households, 7.493 of them family households. At the 1990 census, the population of Cherokee County was still 19,543. 2011 population percent change from 1990 population of Cherokee County was still 32,98 %, or expressed in detail 6.446 inhabitants. 2017 ACS Population - High School Diploma or more as a percent of 2017 ACS Population - Population 25 and over was 79.5% (percent) and is ranked number 2645 of all counties in the United States.

Labor Force 2018 in Cherokee County was 11,622 and is ranked number 1567, with a Unemployment Rate 2018 of 3.6 % (percent), which is ranked on number 1804 of all counties in the United States. Median Household Income 2017 was $44,842 (percent), which is ranked on number 2054 of all counties in the United States.