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Iowa·Cherokee County
2 tracts·2K people·$137K median·317/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cherokee is $136,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Cherokee has 5,154 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 43.2; the population is 85.3% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Multiracial, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% Black and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 24.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Cherokee Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (61%); Cherokee Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (78%); Washington High School is the high school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $728/month, 54% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Cherokee is $61,750 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Cherokee, median rent is $728/month and the median home value is $136,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Cherokee reported 2.2 violent crimes and 3.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 12°F; there are 67 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 30 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cherokee are tornado (95), winter weather (95) and hail (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cherokee, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).