Cherokee County, IA Population

Overview

11,606

Total Population

44.8

Median age

49.43%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

503

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cherokee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cherokee County is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cherokee County's population under 18 was 22.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cherokee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cherokee County, 18.54% were under the age of 15, 14.80% aged 15 to 29, 43.15% aged 30 to 64, 19.22% aged 65 to 84, and 4.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 132 less females than males in Cherokee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.43% females and 50.57% males in Cherokee County, IA.
The Cherokee County, IA gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 506.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 466.

Cherokee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cherokee County population: 93.40% are White, 1.40% are Black or African American, 0.41% are Asian, 0.34% are some other race and 4.45% are multiracial.
Cherokee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 503 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,103 (95.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cherokee County is White with a population of 10,84 (93.40% of the total population).

Cherokee County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,996 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cherokee County's population decreased by 886 (6.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cherokee County's population decreased by 447 (3.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cherokee County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,231.