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Population: 5,369. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,027 (-6.4% change)
Males: 2,577 (48.0%), Females: 2,792 (52.0%)

Cherokee County

Zip code: 51012

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $31,240
Median house value: $54,500

Population by Race

Races in Cherokee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (40.2%), Irish (12.6%), United States (8.3%), Swedish (6.6%), English (6.4%), Norwegian (6.3%).

Land area: 6.4 square miles

Map of Cherokee, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cherokee

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cherokee city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -680 (-11.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Cherokee:

  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (1200 NORTH CEDAR STREET)
  • SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 SIOUX VALLEY DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cherokee:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cherokee:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 96 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 100 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cherokee:

  • CHEROKEE MUNI (about 3 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; Abbreviation: CKP)
  • PAULLINA MUNI (about 18 miles; PAULLINA, IA; Abbreviation: 1Y9)
  • PRIMGHAR (about 22 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cherokee:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 97 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 105 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 109 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Schools

Public high school in Cherokee:

  • WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location: 600 W BLUFF ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cherokee:

  • ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 929 NORTH ROOSEVELT; Grades: KG – 04)
  • CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 352; Location: 206 E. INDIAN STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER (Students: 32; Location: 400 N ROOSEVELT; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in Cherokee:

  • CHEROKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $188,936; Location: 215 SOUTH 2ND STREET; 24,699 books; 1,529 audio materials; 687 video materials; 105 serial subscriptions)

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