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Cherokee County, OK


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Tahlequah, OK
Designated Market Area: Tulsa, OK-KS
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

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2022 population: 48,098   ( 1,111 from 2010 , 1,025 from 2020)
Land area: 749.1 square miles
Population density: 64.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:22,040 45.82% 6.6%
Black:6651.38% 14.3%
Indian:16,37134.04% 5.1%
Asian:5731.19% 117.0%
2+ races:4,5009.36% 12.2%
Hispanic:3,9498.21% 33.8%
Total non-White:26,05854.18% 11.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,221 13.0
Deaths:1,42415.1
Net Migration: 1,16112.3
Net Immigration: 490.5
Change in White population:-1,551 -3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:2,662 5.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
46,987
23,59150.21%
5821.24%
15,57233.14%
2640.56%
4,0118.54%
2,9526.28%
23,39649.79%

2000
42,521
23,48355.23%
5041.19%
13,58031.94%
1310.31%
3,0427.15%
1,7604.14%
19,03844.77%

1990
34,049
22,02264.68%
3701.09%
11,24633.03%
450.13%
n/a
3661.07%
12,02735.32%

1980
30,684
22,10372.03%
3551.16%
7,92325.82%
820.27%
n/a
1760.57%
8,58127.97%

1970
23,174
18,09978.10%
6362.74%
4,29818.55%
50.02%
n/a
970.42%
5,075 21.90%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,829 13.7
3,9119.2
1,1282.7
7141.7
108 0.3
4,358 10.2
1990's
NumberRate
5,583 16.4
3,60310.6
3,89111.4
1700.5
1,461 4.3
7,011 20.6
1980's
NumberRate
4,979 16.2
2,900 9.5
356 1.2
n/a
-81 -0.3
3,446 11.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,586 24.1
n/a
4,004 17.3
3,506 15.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherokee County, OK
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.5
10,229 21.3%
37,869 78.7%
8,174 17.0%
17,993
2.52
11,755 65.3%
8,389 71.4%
968 8.2%
6,238 34.7%

2010
NumberPercent
34.5
11,333 24.1%
35,654 75.9%
6,338 13.5%
17,836
2.52
11,957 67.0%
8,783 73.5%
1,209 10.1%
5,879 33.0%

2000
NumberPercent
32.9
11,124 26.2%
31,397 73.8%
5,150 12.1%
16,225
2.52
11,231 69.2%
8,650 77.0%
1,169 10.4%
4,994 30.8%

1990
NumberPercent
32.0
9,201 27.0%
24,848 73.0%
4,633 13.6%
12,682
2.58
9,249 72.9%
7,436 80.4%
882 9.5%
3,433 27.1%

1980
NumberPercent
28.7
9,026 29.4%
21,658 70.6%
3,782 12.3%
10,537
2.75
8,144 77.3%
6,870 84.4%
681 8.4%
2,393 22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Cherokee County, OK

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units22,138 
Median Value$144,600 
Occupied17,99381.3%
Vacant4,14518.7%
Owned12,01066.7%
Rented5,98333.3%
Median Rent$773 
Single-Family Units14,61566.0%
    Detached14,35264.8%
    Attached2631.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,8568.4%
Mobile Homes4,49620.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cherokee County, OK

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,5348.5%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0095.6%
$15,000 to $19,9997324.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,2066.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999785.4%
$30,000 to $34,9998124.5%
$35,000 to $39,9998224.6%
$40,000 to $44,9999135.1%
$45,000 to $49,9996283.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991,4277.9%
$60,000 to $74,9992,07011.5%
$75,000 to $99,9992,08411.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991,5228.5%
$125,000 to $149,9997834.4%
$150,000 to $199,9998694.8%
$200,000 or more6043.4%
Median Household Income52,410 
Per Capita Income28,178 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,2206.8%
Public Assistance4712.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,98716.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed17,76363.5%
Unemployed1,1394.1%
In Armed Forces910.3%
Total Labor Force18,99367.9%
Not in Labor Force8,99232.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,8405,28652.5%
Non-Profit73685346.3%
Self-Employed1,40373765.6%
Local Government9071,04346.5%
State Government6791,08338.5%
Federal Government6481,16035.8%
Total Private + Self7,2436,02354.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,9704,13941.8%
Total10,21310,16250.1%
Pct. Govt.27.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,68113.1%
Sales and Office Occupations3,94919.4%
Professional, Technical5,04624.7%
Service Occupations3,66518.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3431.7%
All others5,04724.8%
White Collar 57.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance3,50017.2%
Educational services2,54012.5%
Retail trade2,07510.2%
Public administration1,8238.9%
Construction1,7018.3%
Accommodation and food services1,4567.1%
Manufacturing1,3846.8%
Other services1,1735.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7163.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6143.0%
Transportation and warehousing5632.8%
Finance and insurance5482.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4312.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3931.9%
Wholesale trade3221.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing3151.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2931.4%
Information2601.3%
Utilities2591.3%
Management220.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cherokee County, OK

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,0006.33%
Puerto Rican1910.40%
Cuban310.07%
Dominican1160.24%
Total Central American550.12%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan300.06%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran250.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3440.73%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1320.28%
Thai860.18%
Bangladeshi660.14%
Chinese360.08%
Japanese330.07%
Korean250.05%
Vietnamese230.05%
Hmong220.05%
Indian180.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English41,16492.0%
Spanish2,0294.5%
Other1,0002.2%
Other Asian2120.5%
Other Indo-European820.2%
German, other Germanic760.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun470.1%
Korean460.1%
Tagalog390.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German4,1298.7%
Irish4,1128.7%
American3,0606.5%
English2,8055.9%
European8441.8%
Scottish6491.4%
French5921.2%
Italian5211.1%
Scotch-Irish2540.5%
Dutch2480.5%
Norwegian2470.5%
Polish2400.5%
Welsh2380.5%
Czech1690.4%
Swedish1630.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen46,49398.1%
Not a citizen9191.9%
Native46,01397.0%
Foreign-born1,3993.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cherokee County, OK

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,100 3.6%2,397 7.9%9,663 32.0%8,383 27.8%5,472 18.1%3,140 10.4%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,100 3.6%
9-12 Years 2,397 7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,663 32.0%
Some College 8,383 27.8%
Bach. Degree 5,472 18.1%
Grad Degree 3,140 10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Cherokee County, OK

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 15,617 14,447 1,170 7.5% 5.4%
1991 15,832 14,549 1,283 8.1% 6.0%
1992 16,125 14,992 1,133 7.0% 5.9%
1993 16,168 15,066 1,102 6.8% 5.6%
1994 16,379 15,372 1,007 6.1% 5.3%
1995 16,528 15,684 844 5.1% 4.4%
1996 16,808 15,958 850 5.1% 4.0%
1997 17,426 16,635 791 4.5% 4.0%
1998 17,851 17,109 742 4.2% 4.1%
1999 18,505 17,881 624 3.4% 3.5%
2000 18,784 18,201 583 3.1% 3.0%
2001 19,062 18,413 649 3.4% 3.6%
2002 19,772 18,997 775 3.9% 4.6%
2003 20,076 19,026 1,050 5.2% 5.4%
2004 20,743 19,820 923 4.4% 4.7%
2005 20,830 19,936 894 4.3% 4.3%
2006 21,444 20,575 869 4.1% 3.9%
2007 23,148 22,237 911 3.9% 4.0%
2008 22,845 22,012 833 3.6% 3.6%
2009 24,773 23,403 1,370 5.5% 6.6%
2010 19,431 18,001 1,430 7.4% 6.5%
2011 19,164 17,833 1,331 6.9% 5.6%
2012 18,883 17,593 1,290 6.8% 5.1%
2013 18,696 17,433 1,263 6.8% 5.1%
2014 18,506 17,427 1,079 5.8% 4.3%
2015 19,249 18,279 970 5.0% 4.3%
2016 19,259 18,237 1,022 5.3% 4.6%
2017 19,135 18,159 976 5.1% 4.0%
2018 18,794 18,034 760 4.0% 3.3%
2019 18,773 18,069 704 3.8% 3.1%
2020 19,669 18,598 1,071 5.4% 6.1%
2021 20,066 19,199 867 4.3% 4.0%
2022 20,114 19,405 709 3.5% 3.0%
2023 21,011 20,271 740 3.5% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com