Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010
Geographic area: Cherokee County
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SubjectNumberPercent SubjectNumberPercent
Total Population 21,603 100.0    
 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
SEX AND AGE   Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 424 2.0
Male 10,740 49.7   Mexican 326 1.5
Female 10,863 50.3   Puerto Rican 21 0.1
      Cuban 10 0.0
Under 5 years 1,398 6.5   Other Hispanic or Latino 67 0.3
5 to 9 years 1,512 7.0 Not Hispanic or Latino 21,179 98.0
10 to 14 years 1,586 7.3   White alone 19,280 89.2
15 to 19 years 1,436 6.6    
20 to 24 years 1,157 5.4 RELATIONSHIP  
25 to 34 years 2,301 10.7   Total population 21,603 100.0
35 to 44 years 2,704 12.5 In households 21,401 99.1
45 to 54 years 3,276 15.2   Householder 8,625 39.9
55 to 59 years 1,467 6.8   Spouse 4,536 21.0
60 to 64 years 1,318 6.1   Child 6,083 28.2
65 to 74 years 1,963 9.1     Own child under 18 years 4,646 21.5
75 to 84 years 1,029 4.8   Other relatives 1,136 5.3
85 years and over 456 2.1     Under 18 years 597 2.8
Median age (years) 40.5(X)   Nonrelatives 1,021 4.7
        Unmarried partner 544 2.5
18 years and over 16,214 75.1 In group quarters 202 0.9
  Male 7,950 36.8   Institutionalized population 183 0.8
  Female 8,264 38.3   Noninstitutionalized population 19 0.1
21 years and over 15,447 71.5    
62 years and over 4,227 19.6 HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE  
65 years and over 3,448 16.0   Total households 8,625 100.0
  Male 1,535 7.1 Family households (families) 5,927 68.7
  Female 1,913 8.9     With own children under 18 years 2,481 28.8
      Married-couple family 4,536 52.6
RACE       With own children under 18 years 1,674 19.4
One race 20,750 96.1   Female householder, no husband present 944 10.9
  White 19,513 90.3     With own children under 18 years 557 6.5
  Black or African American 118 0.5 Nonfamily households 2,698 31.3
  American Indian and Alaska Native 876 4.1   Householder living alone 2,321 26.9
  Asian 64 0.3     Householder 65 years and over 1,064 12.3
    Asian Indian 5 0.0    
    Chinese 17 0.1 Households with individuals under 18 years 2,824 32.7
    Filipino 14 0.1 Households with individuals 65 and over 2,488 28.8
    Japanese 1 0.0    
    Korean 5 0.0 Average household size 2.48(X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0 Average family size 2.98(X)
    Other Asian¹ 21 0.1    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 65 0.3 HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0   Total housing units 9,890 100.0
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0 Occupied housing units 8,625 87.2
    Samoan 0 0.0 Vacant housing units 1,265 12.8
    Other Pacific Islander² 65 0.3   For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 102 1.0
  Some other race 114 0.5    
Two or more races 853 3.9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7(X)
    Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.7(X)
Race alone or in combination with one      
 or more other races:³   HOUSING TENURE  
White 20,346 94.2   Occupied housing units 8,625 100.0
Black or African American 245 1.1 Owner-occupied housing units 6,347 73.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,549 7.2 Renter-occupied housing units 2,278 26.4
Asian 114 0.5    
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 76 0.4 Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51 
Some other race 147 0.7 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.39 
(X) Not applicable.
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population
   and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010.