Cherokee, IA Population

Overview

5,141

Total Population

44.3

Median age

49.80%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

71.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cherokee's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cherokee is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cherokee's population under 18 was 24.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cherokee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cherokee, 19.47% were under the age of 15, 12.22% aged 15 to 29, 45.94% aged 30 to 64, 18.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 less females than males in Cherokee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.80% females and 50.20% males in Cherokee, IA.
The Cherokee, IA gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 226.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 283.

Cherokee's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cherokee population: 95.62% are White, 0.86% are Black or African American, 0.93% are Asian and 2.59% are multiracial.
Cherokee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,133 (99.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cherokee is White with a population of 4,916 (95.62% of the total population).

Cherokee's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,334 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cherokee's population decreased by 62 (1.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cherokee's population decreased by 74 (1.40%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cherokee's population was lowest in year 2009 at 4,694.