Cherokee County, Texas (TX)

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• • 29,81857.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 12,78024.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,75713.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8783.6%Two or more races
  • 2640.5%Asian alone
  • 1090.2%Some other race alone
  • 590.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 370.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $257,111

Here:	$257,111
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,751,738

Here:	$1,751,738
State:	$327,631

In 2-unit structures: $439,387

Here:	$439,387
State:	$374,947

Mobile homes: $124,284

Here:	$124,284
State:	$124,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,643

Here:	$26,643
State:	$73,921

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 229
• Auto thefts: 37

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 120
• Thefts: 253
• Auto thefts: 68

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,454 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,424 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jacksonville, Rusk, Mount Selman, Shadybrook, Alto, New Summerfield, Wells, Gallatin, Cuney.

Neighboring counties: Bullock County, Alabama , Franklin Parish, Louisiana , Jackson Parish, Louisiana , Madison Parish, Louisiana , Simpson County, Mississippi , Turner County, Georgia , McLennan County .

Current college students: 1,712
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,205 (28.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7382010 or later
• 1,3702000 to 2009
• 1,6321990 to 1999
• 9241980 to 1989
• 4291970 to 1979
• 101Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,647
• One, attached: 270
• Two: 422
• 3 or 4: 228
• 5 to 9: 285
• 10 to 19: 151
• 20 to 49: 92
• 50 or more: 247
• Mobile homes: 4,110
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 5,506 (40 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Religion statistics for Cherokee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cherokee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2016 to April 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4269: April 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4269, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.94% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,013 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.51% relocated from other counties in Texas ($45,393 average AGI)
1.43% relocated from other states ($12,620 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	1.43%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Smith County, TX	2.26% ($63,526 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.32% ($56,793)
from Anderson County, TX	0.30% ($38,259)
from Angelina County, TX	0.24% ($37,841)
from Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($65,976)
from Rusk County, TX	0.21% ($38,816)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.20% ($57,917)

6.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,872 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Texas ($38,704 average AGI)
0.91% relocated to other states ($3,169 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	0.91%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Smith County, TX	1.97% ($52,046 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TX	0.29% ($35,538)
to Dallas County, TX	0.25% ($26,477)
to Angelina County, TX	0.24% ($42,238)
to Harris County, TX	0.20% ($51,639)
to Nacogdoches County, TX	0.20% ($39,571)
to Rusk County, TX	0.18% ($35,094)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cherokee County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,592 (2,043 living alone), Female householders: 9,505 (2,328 living alone)

• 9,707 spouses (9,626 opposite-sex spouses), 1,257 unmarried partners, (1,250 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,183 children (13,523 natural, 465 adopted, 1,200 stepchildren), 1,858 grandchildren, 197 brothers or sisters, 325 parents, 15 foster children, 689 other relatives, 551 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,448

Size of family households: 6,322 2-persons, 3,370 3-persons, 2,070 4-persons, 1,508 5-persons, 596 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,371 1-person, 343 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 80 4-persons.

7,564 married couples with children.
3,737 single-parent households (1,094 men, 2,643 women).

79.4% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
19.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $241,686,000 ($5,026 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,671,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,309,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $69,974,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $345,000
Federal grants: $64,276,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,593,000 ($256,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,190,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $399,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,263,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,349,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.88 millions of gallons per day (77% from ground, 23% from surface)

• Year house built in Cherokee County, Texas
• 782020 or later
• 2,5482010 to 2019
• 3,6362000 to 2009
• 2,5911990 to 1999
• 3,4451980 to 1989
• 2,9391970 to 1979
• 1,4731960 to 1969
• 1,5281950 to 1959
• 1,0631940 to 1949
• 1,5871939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Texas
• 1051 room
• 1262 rooms
• 3673 rooms
• 1,8974 rooms
• 3,7915 rooms
• 3,3846 rooms
• 2,0617 rooms
• 9778 rooms
• 1,0459+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Texas
• 1351 room
• 922 rooms
• 8383 rooms
• 1,5084 rooms
• 1,2995 rooms
• 6566 rooms
• 4827 rooms
• 1158 rooms
• 979+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Texas
• 136no bedroom
• 3231 bedroom
• 2,7222 bedrooms
• 7,7593 bedrooms
• 2,3094 bedrooms
• 4575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Texas
• 134no bedroom
• 5501 bedroom
• 2,4752 bedrooms
• 1,7763 bedrooms
• 2894 bedrooms
• 475+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 473no vehicle
• 2,9581 vehicle
• 5,7432 vehicles
• 3,0823 vehicles
• 1,1444 vehicles
• 3495+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 734no vehicle
• 2,5791 vehicle
• 1,4372 vehicles
• 5213 vehicles
• 744 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.1% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 38,301
• Other state: 8,146
• Northeast: 593
• Midwest: 1,805
• South: 3,883
• West: 1,844

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,411
• Number of aged recipients: 201
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,210
• Number of recipients under 18: 247
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 809
• Number of recipients older than 64: 355
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 591
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 581