People QuickFacts Cherokee County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 221,315 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 214,346 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 3.3% 2.4% Population, 2010 214,346 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.0% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 27.0% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.8% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.6% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 89.4% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 6.4% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.8% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.8% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 9.9% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 80.6% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.0% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 8.5% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 12.3% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.0% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 33.6% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 14,528 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.9 27.0  Housing units, 2011 82,789 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 79.9% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.5% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $198,000 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 75,784 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.77 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,968 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $66,717 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 7.7% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Cherokee County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 4,552 214,635 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 38,776 3,328,033 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 3.8% 0.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 19,204 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 22,759 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 823,737 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 848,952 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,114,906 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,373 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 246,874 16,976,235 Building permits, 2012 1,213 24,350     Geography QuickFacts Cherokee County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 421.67 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 508.3 168.4 FIPS Code 057 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts