People QuickFacts Cherokee County Kansas Population, 2012 estimate 21,226 2,885,905 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 21,603 2,853,116 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.7% 1.1% Population, 2010 21,603 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.1% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.6% 25.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 16.1% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.3% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 90.7% 87.4% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.8% 6.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.9% 1.2% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 3.9% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 2.2% 10.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 88.9% 77.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.4% 82.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.8% 6.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.6% 10.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.8% 89.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 13.4% 29.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,788 222,477 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 21.0 18.9  Housing units, 2011 9,828 1,237,651 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 78.8% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 4.2% 17.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $71,400 $125,500 Households, 2007-2011 8,189 1,104,479 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.60 2.49 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $19,661 $26,545 Median household income, 2007-2011 $41,513 $50,594 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.4% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Cherokee County Kansas Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 359 74,301 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 5,309 1,127,160 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 2.0 -0.1 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,132 183,642  Total number of firms, 2007 1,473 237,040 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 27.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 512,058 76,751,828 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 205,501 45,863,865 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 121,743 34,538,332 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,686 $12,444 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 8,639 4,192,347 Building permits, 2011 4 5,386     Geography QuickFacts Cherokee County Kansas Land area in square miles, 2010 587.57 81,758.72 Persons per square mile, 2010 36.8 34.9 FIPS Code 021 20 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (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