| | People QuickFacts | Cherokee County | Iowa |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 3,062,309 |
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Population, 2010 | 12,072 | 3,046,355 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -7.4% | 4.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 13,035 | 2,926,324 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.2% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 21.6% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.7% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 96.6% | 91.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 2.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.3% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 95.7% | 88.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.4% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.2% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.6% | 89.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.2% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,205 | 245,537 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.0 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,777 | 1,336,417 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 75.6% | 73.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.0% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $77,500 | $119,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,373 | 1,215,954 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.21 | 2.40 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,507 | $25,335 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,635 | $48,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.1% | 11.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Cherokee County | Iowa |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 372 | 80,9711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 4,214 | 1,283,7691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -6.2% | 1.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 765 | 195,410 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 796 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 279,270 | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 114,673 | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 139,445 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,935 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,706 | 4,737,719 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 12 | 7,607 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 105,979 | 28,948,5251 |
