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Population in July 2007: 4,786. Population change since 2000: -9.6%
 

Males: 2,577  (48.0%)
Females: 2,792  (52.0%)

Cherokee County

Median resident age:  42.6 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 51012.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,100 (it was $31,240 in 2000)
Cherokee  $34,100
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,600 (it was $54,500 in 2000)
Cherokee  $64,600
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Cherokee:

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

2008 cost of living index in Cherokee: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/5/1873

Land area: 6.41 square miles.

Population density: 772 people per square mile 
 
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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%

60 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Cherokee, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cherokee to the number of sex offenders is 550 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cherokee:  1.4% ($767)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
Cherokee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (60.7 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (107.9 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (544.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Meriden, IA (6.5 miles) , Larrabee, IA (7.6 miles) , Aurelia, IA (8.4 miles ), Quimby, IA (10.5 miles ), Cleghorn, IA (11.9 miles ), Calumet, IA (13.5 miles) , Sutherland, IA (15.8 miles ), Washta, IA (16.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $139,000
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,200
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,700
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $103,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $145,300
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $179,600
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $231,200
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $213,800
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $185,000
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $220,500

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.75 N, Longitude: 95.55 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,314 (+24.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,004 (78.3%)


People in group quarters in Cherokee
  • 139 people in nursing homes
  • 61 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 712

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Cherokee, Iowa business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


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



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (20%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Food processing workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Cherokee by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 10110
    per 100,000 18.60.019.319.40.0
Robberies 11000
    per 100,000 18.618.90.00.00.0
Assaults 35637
    per 100,000 55.794.6115.958.3138.5
Burglaries 2316182714
    per 100,000 426.9302.8347.8525.1277.0
Thefts 109919811071
    per 100,000 2023.01722.21893.42139.21404.8
Auto thefts 23446
    per 100,000 37.156.877.377.8118.7
Arson 33001
    per 100,000 55.756.80.00.019.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 176.4) 145.3119.2144.9155.8112.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.42
US city average:  3.00

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Cherokee-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/23/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Cherokee city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/1/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Adam Timmerman - 2005 NFL player (St. Louis Rams, born: Aug 14, 1971).


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:
  • BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA)
  • BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; STORM LAKE, IA)
  • HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; IDA GROVE, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Cherokee, IA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cherokee:
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 96 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 100 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cherokee:
  • CHEROKEE MUNI (about 3 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; ID: CKP)
  • PAULLINA MUNI (about 18 miles; PAULLINA, IA; ID: 1Y9)
  • PRIMGHAR (about 22 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; ID: 2Y0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cherokee:
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 97 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 105 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 109 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
Public high schools in Cherokee:
Public elementary/middle schools in Cherokee:
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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Notable locations in Cherokee: First Farmers Co-op Company Elevator (A), Cherokee Golf and Country Club (B), Cherokee County Fairground (C), Cherokee (D), Health Science Library (E), Cherokee City Hall (F), Cherokee County Courthouse (G), Cherokee Fire Department (H), Cherokee Law Enforcement Center (I), Cherokee Public Library (J), Tallman Museum (K), Sanford Museum and Planetarium (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cherokee include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Immaculate Conception Church (B), Saint Pauls United Methodist Church (C), Assembly of God Breath of Life Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), First Church of Christ (F), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (G), Grace Baptist Church (H), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Mental Health Institute Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Railroad Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Cherokee include: Sam Doupe Ball Complex (1), Wescott Park (2), Spring Lake Park (3), Old Cherokee Fort Historical Marker (4), Gillette Park (5), Central Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Cherokee Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Depot Renovation Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 119 South 4th Street), Sanford Museum & Planetarium (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 117 East Willow Street).

Hotels: Super 8 Cherokee IA (1400 North 2nd Street), Skyline Motel (768 North 2nd Street), Super 8 Motel (1400 North 2nd Street), Best Western La Grande Haciend (1401 North 2nd Street).

Courts: Iowa State - Juvenile Court Services (1231 West Cedar Loop), Cherokee County - Court Hearing Room (Court House), Iowa State - Magistrate Court (Court House), Iowa State - Clerk Of Court (Court House), Cherokee County - Juvenile Court Services (1251 West Cedar Loop Ofc), Cherokee County - Clerk Of Court (Court House).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee and their reported violations in the past:

CHEROKEE RWS - CHEROKEE SUBSYSTEM (Population served: 2782, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-1999)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee that have no violations reported:
  • CHEROKEE WATER SUPPLY - PLANT 1 (Population served: 5369, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • CHEROKEE RWS- MILL CREEK SUBSYSTEM (Address: BOX 1022, Population served: 1365, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.0%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  3.8%

Cherokee compared to Iowa state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cherokee (2007 data):
  • Central Bank: Cherokee Central Trust Branch at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1931-05-01; Cherokee Branch at 2 Bow Drive, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $358.8 mil, Deposits: $298.9 mil, headquarters in Storm Lake, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Financial Corp
  • Cherokee State Bank: at 212 West Willow Street, branch established on 1888-10-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $148.7 mil, Deposits: $115.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
  • Valley Bank & Trust: at 200 South Second Street, branch established on 1985-01-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20.4 mil, Deposits: $18.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: D & H Investments Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 1$1,548$18,5760$0
Streets and Highways 4$10,060$30,1800$0
Firefighters 2$5,212$31,2721$1,085
Police - Other 1$2,083$24,9960$0
Police Protection - Officers 9$24,232$32,3090$0
Other Government Administration 5$13,738$32,9711$509
Local Libraries 3$6,961$27,8445$1,953
Water Supply 4$10,005$30,0150$0
Parks and Recreation 4$10,271$30,8130$0
Sewerage 4$9,979$29,9370$0
Totals for Government 37$94,088$30,5157$3,547



Cherokee government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $85,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $651,000
    Solid Waste Management: $319,000
    Parks & Recreation: $68,000
    All Other: $28,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,617,000
    Regular Highways: $1,267,000
    Sewerage: $717,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Parks & Recreation: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $617,000
    Water Utilities: $597,000
    Police Protection: $536,000
    Regular Highways: $529,000
    Parks & Recreation: $362,000
    Solid Waste Management: $324,000
    Libraries: $209,000
    Central Staff Services: $173,000
    General - Other: $167,000
    Fire Protection: $155,000
    Financial Administration: $102,000
    Air Transportation: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000
    General Public Buildings: $16,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $373,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,460,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,123,000
    Water Utilities: $1,330,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,035,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,222,000
    Water Utilities: $1,330,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,460,000
    Other, NEC: $366,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $487,000
    Interest Earnings: $128,000
    Rents: $11,000
    Property Sale Other: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $179,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Police Protection: $17,000
    General - Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,754,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $702,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $430,000
    General Support: $118,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,870,000
    Total General Sales: $100,000
    NEC: $16,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,241,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $86,000

4.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.40%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buena Vista County, IA  0.57% ($37,000 average AGI)
from Plymouth County, IA  0.42% ($39,550)
from Woodbury County, IA  0.40% ($30,474)


6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buena Vista County, IA  0.47% ($26,957 average AGI)
to Ida County, IA  0.41% ($24,800)
to Polk County, IA  0.35% ($27,176)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cherokee:
  • KCHE (1440 AM; 1 kW; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cherokee:
  • K208DS (89.5 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KCHE-FM (92.1 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBVU-FM (97.5 FM; ALTA, IA; Owner: BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY)
  • KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
  • KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cherokee:
  • KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
  • KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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