Cherokee County Information
Cherokee in
Iowa occupies
577 square miles and has a 2006 population of
12,094, a change from a 2000 population of
13,037 and
14,098 in 1990.
12.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.2% percent is 25-35, and
12.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
10 acts of violent crime reported in
Cherokee in 2004, a change from
6 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
278 people:
4.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Cherokee, Iowa in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Cherokee | |
| State | Iowa | |
| Land Area | 577 sq. miles | Ranked 1,848 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 12,094 | Ranked 2,293 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 12,245 | |
| Population 2000 | 13,037 | Ranked 2,232 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 14,098 | Ranked 2,048 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 98.7% | |
| African American | .4% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 11.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 10 | 6 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 8 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 171 | 209 |
| Burglaries | 28 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 138 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 5 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 6,571 | 6,995 |
| Unemployed Population | 278 | 170 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 2.4% |
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