Cherokee County – Appalachian Foothills Area

Population

U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply.

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Median age

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-0.8 years.

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Households

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-402 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units.

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Housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-44 housing units.

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Owner-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-414 housing units.

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Renter-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-276 housing units.

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Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-4463 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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Vacant housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year profile; DP04_0003E. Published 90% margin of error: +/-393 housing units. Value and margin retained from the independently reviewed Census profile for this exact geography; this import did not newly retrieve the original raw API response. Vacant does not mean advertised for sale or rent.

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Median owner-occupied home value

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published 90% margin of error: +/-15464 USD.

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Median gross rent

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published 90% margin of error: +/-63 USD/month.

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Owner costs with mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-60 USD/month.

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Owner costs without mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-18 USD/month.

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Renters spending 30%+ on housing

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 569; denominator: 1420.

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Mean commute

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 56c64a90725cc2e2e2c6cd362134de4ceb70aeeeb50267a1ee7f6af8c0973e8d, line 11. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-2.1 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer.

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The notes above identify the source and period separately for each current measure. The explanation below retains useful context from the previous ACS 2020-2024 profile. Any ACS population values mentioned below refer to that survey series, and are distinct from Population Estimates Program figures where those newer estimates are available above.

The 2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates combine information from 2020–2024. They are not a current headcount, a forecast or a list of available homes. Numeric margins below are the published 90% margins of error; the population row retains the Census controlled-estimate notation because sampling MOE is not applicable for that controlled estimate; it is not a missing value to replace with zero. See the Census annotation explanation.

Occupied and vacant units divide the total housing-unit estimate. Owner-occupied and renter-occupied counts divide occupied housing units, not all residents or all properties. “Vacant” does not mean advertised for sale or rent. No percentages, projections or derived margins have been calculated here.

Sampling uncertainty matters when comparing places: small differences may not support a meaningful comparison. The Census accuracy guide explains the 90% confidence level and controlled estimates. County averages do not describe an individual household or establish affordability, property condition or suitability.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS five-year profile DP05 (population) and profile DP04 (housing). Period: 2020–2024; Census data reviewed October 31, 2026. Source annotations are retained, and unavailable margins are not replaced with zero. The boundary map and narrative county guide serve different purposes from the statistical estimates.