Cherokee County, Oklahoma demographics
Population: 47,307
Median age: 36.0
Median household income: 47,421
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
Population
| 2021 | 47,307 |
| 2020 | 48,871 |
| 2019 | 48,664 |
| 2018 | 48,599 |
| 2017 | 48,404 |
| 2016 | 48,267 |
| 2015 | 48,097 |
| 2014 | 47,860 |
| 2013 | 47,488 |
| 2012 | 47,165 |
| 2011 | 46,653 |
| 2010 | 46,182 |
| 2009 | 45,241 |
Cherokee County, OK cities
Briggs CDP - 1,105
Dry Creek CDP - 181
Eldon CDP - 194
Fort Gibson town - 3,855
Gideon CDP - 245
Grandview CDP - 1,211
Hulbert town - 491
Keys CDP - 1,061
Lost City CDP - 744
Oaks town - 239
Park Hill CDP - 3,369
Peggs CDP - 942
Pettit CDP - 646
Shady Grove CDP - 493
Steely Hollow CDP - 220
Tahlequah city - 16,213
Tenkiller CDP - 354
Teresita CDP - 190
Welling CDP - 678
Woodall CDP - 1,114
Zeb CDP - 589
Census data for Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Demographic and housing estimates in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
| Total population | 47,307 |
| Male | 23,066 |
| Female | 24,241 |
| Total population | 47,307 |
| Under 5 years | 2,731 |
| 5 to 9 years | 2,701 |
| 10 to 14 years | 3,294 |
| 15 to 19 years | 3,731 |
| 20 to 24 years | 4,971 |
| 25 to 34 years | 5,707 |
| 35 to 44 years | 5,462 |
| 45 to 54 years | 5,122 |
| 55 to 59 years | 2,975 |
| 60 to 64 years | 2,745 |
| 65 to 74 years | 4,788 |
| 75 to 84 years | 2,310 |
| 85 years and over | 770 |
| Median age (years) | 36.0 |
| Under 18 years | 10,471 |
| 16 years and over | 37,860 |
| 18 years and over | 36,836 |
| 21 years and over | 33,640 |
| 62 years and over | 9,576 |
| 65 years and over | 7,868 |
| Total population | 47,307 |
| One race | 40,827 |
| White | 22,938 |
| Black or African American | 577 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 16,047 |
| Asian | 452 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 25 |
| Some other race | 788 |
| Two or more races | 6,480 |
| Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 35,959 |
| Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 17,411 |
| Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 18,548 |
Social characteristics in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
| Total households | 17,486 |
| Family households (families) | 8,096 |
| Married-couple family | 1,057 |
| Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,350 |
| Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,252 |
| Nonfamily households | 4,983 |
| Average household size | 5,863 |
| Average family size | 2.61 |
Economic characteristics in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
| Total households | 17,486 |
| Less than $10,000 | 1,715 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,133 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,984 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,968 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,261 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 3,360 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 2,179 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,833 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 608 |
| $200,000 or more | 445 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 47,421 |
Housing characteristics in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
| Total housing units | 21,991 |
| Occupied housing units | 17,486 |
| Vacant housing units | 4,505 |
| Total housing units | 21,991 |
| 1-unit, detached | 14,218 |
| 1-unit, attached | 207 |
| 2 units | 563 |
| 3 or 4 units | 447 |
| 5 to 9 units | 895 |
| 10 to 19 units | 534 |
| 20 or more units | 533 |
| Mobile home | 4,591 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 3 |
| Total housing units | 21,991 |
| Built 2014 or later | 118 |
| Built 2010 to 2013 | 1,802 |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 3,571 |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 3,998 |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 3,631 |
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 4,358 |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 2,175 |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 1,118 |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 502 |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 718 |
| Total housing units | 21,991 |
| 1 room | 444 |
| 2 rooms | 956 |
| 3 rooms | 1,658 |
| 4 rooms | 3,640 |
| 5 rooms | 5,350 |
| 6 rooms | 4,281 |
| 7 rooms | 2,583 |
| 8 rooms | 1,408 |
| 9 rooms or more | 1,671 |
| Median rooms | 5.3 |
| Total housing units | 21,991 |
| No bedroom | 505 |
| 1 bedroom | 2,209 |
| 2 bedrooms | 5,917 |
| 3 bedrooms | 10,227 |
| 4 bedrooms | 2,425 |
| 5 or more bedrooms | 708 |
| Occupied housing units | 17,486 |
| Owner-occupied | 11,809 |
| Renter-occupied | 5,677 |
| Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.72 |
| Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.38 |
| Occupied housing units | 17,486 |
| Moved in 2017 or later | 1,887 |
| Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 5,131 |
| Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 2,884 |
| Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 3,366 |
| Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 2,146 |
| Moved in 1989 and earlier | 2,072 |
| Owner-occupied units | 11,809 |
| Less than $50,000 | 1,627 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,644 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,390 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2,300 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,591 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 827 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 381 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 49 |
| Median (dollars) | 132,100 |
| Owner-occupied units | 11,809 |
| Housing units with a mortgage | 5,428 |
| Housing units without a mortgage | 6,381 |
| Occupied units paying rent | 5,024 |
| Less than $500 | 837 |
| $500 to $999 | 3,346 |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 742 |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 99 |
| $2,000 to $2,499 | 0 |
| $2,500 to $2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000 or more | 0 |
| Median (dollars) | 723 |
| No rent paid | 653 |
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