Cherokee County, Alabama (AL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,334
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,942
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,281 (it was 1,777 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 553 sq. mi.
Water area: 46.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 46 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Manufacturing (18.1%), Retail trade (11.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 22,76990.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9833.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9043.6%Two or more races
- 5072.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 960.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 230.09%Asian alone
- 210.08%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 47.2 years |
Alabama median age: | 39.6 years |
Males: 12,337 | (48.8%) |
Females: 12,962 | (51.2%) |
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Cherokee County: | 2.0 people |
Alabama: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $46,671 ($30,874 in 1999)
This county: | $46,671 |
Alabama: | $59,674 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $465 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $570)
This county: | $465 |
State: | $693 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,719 (it was $63,500 in 2000)
Cherokee: | $177,719 |
Alabama: | $200,900 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,190
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $396
Institutionalized population: 283
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 62
- Burglaries: 74
- Thefts: 169
- Auto thefts: 96
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 12
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 52
- Burglaries: 80
- Thefts: 179
- Auto thefts: 54
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 55 buildings, average cost: $101,500
- 2021: 24 buildings, average cost: $151,400
- 2020: 29 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2019: 26 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $129,100
- 2017: 11 buildings, average cost: $230,800
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,500
- 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $101,800
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,000
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,300
- 2012: 9 buildings, average cost: $187,800
- 2011: 9 buildings, average cost: $126,700
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $183,200
- 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $200,200
- 2008: 16 buildings, average cost: $144,500
- 2007: 34 buildings, average cost: $143,400
- 2006: 47 buildings, average cost: $112,900
- 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $91,100
- 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $88,500
- 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $79,200
- 2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $71,900
- 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $81,300
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $97,000
- 1999: 43 buildings, average cost: $49,300
- 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $73,300
- 1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $74,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $801 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $499 (0.4%)
Cherokee County: | 14.7% |
Alabama: | 16.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 47.2 years old
(Males: 46.0 years old, Females: 48.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.9 years old, Black residents: 58.0 years old, American Indian residents: 42.5 years old, Asian residents: 53.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.6 years old, Other race residents: 37.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $545 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mud Creek, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Leesburg, Sand Rock, Spring Garden, Broomtown, Gaylesville.
Neighboring counties: Atoka County, Oklahoma , Barrow County, Georgia , Ventura County, California , St. Clair County , Gwinnett County, Georgia , Hall County, Georgia .
Here: | 2.6% |
Alabama: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 571
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 532 (31.6% naturalized citizens)
Cherokee County: | 2.1% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2312010 or later
- 1272000 to 2009
- 1041990 to 1999
- 741980 to 1989
- 221970 to 1979
- 62Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,286
- One, attached: 61
- Two: 187
- 3 or 4: 97
- 5 to 9: 122
- 10 to 19: 37
- 20 to 49: 146
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 3,907
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 3,216 (322 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 272 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
Here: | 3.8% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cherokee County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 10,865 | 62 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,590 | 16 |
Other | - | 1 |
None | 13,534 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cherokee County: | 1.63 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Cherokee County: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Cherokee County: | 13.3% |
Alabama: | 11.8% |
Cherokee County: | 30.7% |
State: | 31.7% |
Here: | 14.3% |
State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Cherokee County:
Average size of farms: 222 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $62,124
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $392.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.99%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54,843
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.18%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,735
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.22
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.52%
Corn for grain: 2282 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 922 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 19861 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4327 harvested acres
Vegetables: 71 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 57 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cherokee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 108.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 180.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 146.0 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 110.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Alabama Hurricane Zeta, Incident Period: October 28, 2020 - October 29, 2020, FEMA Id: 4573, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
- Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4426, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4251: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4251, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1466: May 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1466, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cherokee County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 11, Storms: 9, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,335 (81.9%)
- Carpooled: 402 (6.2%)
- Bus: 51 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 38 (0.6%)
- Walked: 194 (3.0%)
- Worked at home: 451 (6.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Mexico (32%)
- Portugal (31%)
- Colombia (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Australia (3%)
- Canada (3%)
- American (21%)
- English (19%)
- Irish (9%)
- German (5%)
- Scottish (2%)
- African (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Alabama in 2010:
- 203 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 80 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 7 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Alabama in 2000:
- 274 people in nursing homes
- 74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
8.21% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,957 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.21% |
Alabama average: | 6.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.22% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($20,761 average AGI)
4.99% relocated from other states ($39,197 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 4.99% Alabama average: 3.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from DeKalb County, AL | 0.98% ($41,349 average AGI) |
from Floyd County, GA | 0.94% ($61,225) |
from Etowah County, AL | 0.64% ($40,852) |
from Calhoun County, AL | 0.62% ($40,264) |
from Chattooga County, GA | 0.41% ($36,143) |
from Polk County, GA | 0.24% ($75,150) |
5.83% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,432 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.83% |
Alabama average: | 6.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.44% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($26,010 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($17,421 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 2.40% Alabama average: 2.60%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Etowah County, AL | 0.96% ($39,127 average AGI) |
to DeKalb County, AL | 0.82% ($48,000) |
to Calhoun County, AL | 0.64% ($29,358) |
to Floyd County, GA | 0.63% ($36,827) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,157 (3,789 aged, 1,368 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 470 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cherokee County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (378)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (335)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (217)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (215)
- Congestive heart failure (92)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (57)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (32)
- Malignant neoplasm without specification of site (25)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (24)
- Unspecified dementia (15)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 212.4. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 182.9
- Other - 29.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 25,299- Male householders: 4,999 (1,619 living alone), Female householders: 5,423 (1,570 living alone)
5,438 spouses (5,405 opposite-sex spouses), 349 unmarried partners, (342 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,191 children (5,369 natural, 355 adopted, 476 stepchildren), 856 grandchildren, 248 brothers or sisters, 234 parents, 58 foster children, 680 other relatives, 529 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 316
Size of family households: 3,875 2-persons, 1,369 3-persons, 1,021 4-persons, 456 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,193 1-person, 295 2-persons, 40 3-persons.
2,746 married couples with children.
1,136 single-parent households (544 men, 592 women).
97.5% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $148,366,000 ($6,050 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $33,402,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,536,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,083,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,671,000
Federal grants: $20,211,000
Federal procurement contracts: $30,059,000 ($29,380,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,805,000 ($984,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $800,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,135,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,201,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,375Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,498
Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +71
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +616
Here: | +25 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.11 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 5.1 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Cherokee County, Alabama
- 602020 or later
- 1,2532010 to 2019
- 3,0692000 to 2009
- 2,7101990 to 1999
- 2,1731980 to 1989
- 1,9711970 to 1979
- 1,4861960 to 1969
- 9521950 to 1959
- 4121940 to 1949
- 5361939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Alabama
- 231 room
- 682 rooms
- 2173 rooms
- 1,1704 rooms
- 1,5145 rooms
- 2,0716 rooms
- 1,2277 rooms
- 8848 rooms
- 1,2309+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Alabama
- 161 room
- 522 rooms
- 1803 rooms
- 4384 rooms
- 6325 rooms
- 4006 rooms
- 2027 rooms
- 878 rooms
- 639+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Alabama
- 25no bedroom
- 3551 bedroom
- 1,4092 bedrooms
- 4,8493 bedrooms
- 1,3364 bedrooms
- 3855+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Alabama
- 16no bedroom
- 3311 bedroom
- 8832 bedrooms
- 7433 bedrooms
- 1004 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 151no vehicle
- 1,9301 vehicle
- 3,3412 vehicles
- 1,6613 vehicles
- 9074 vehicles
- 3775+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
- 171no vehicle
- 1,0481 vehicle
- 5892 vehicles
- 1963 vehicles
- 344 vehicles
- 455+ vehicles
89.7% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Alabama.
Cherokee County: | 89.7% |
State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12,978
- Other state: 11,875
- Northeast: 497
- Midwest: 1,267
- South: 9,717
- West: 469
- 64.1%Electricity
- 21.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.0%Utility gas
- 2.1%Wood
- 66.0%Electricity
- 18.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.3%Utility gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 4.2% |
Alabama: | 14.7% |
Here: | 14.6% |
Alabama: | 16.3% |
Here: | 2.3% |
Alabama: | 14.6% |
Cherokee County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $16,377,000
Other: $15,105,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,099,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $383,000
Regular Highways: $270,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,025,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,107,000
Regular Highways: $3,818,000
Regular Highways: $3,462,000
Police Protection: $2,584,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,102,000
Financial Administration: $1,624,000
Financial Administration: $1,554,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
Parks and Recreation: $277,000
General - Other: $227,000
Public Welfare - Other: $205,000
Central Staff Services: $193,000
Central Staff Services: $188,000
Libraries: $187,000
Public Welfare - Other: $182,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $635,000
Interest on Debt: $538,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,154,000
Highways: $1,119,000
General Local Government Support: $685,000
General Local Government Support: $673,000
Other: $260,000
Other: $247,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,871,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,070,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,435,000
General Revenue - Other: $835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $37,000
Fines and Forfeits: $35,000
Rents: $15,000
Rents: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $371,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $282,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,708,000
Cash and Securities: $3,299,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
End of Fiscal Year: $150,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,182,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,914,000
Property: $3,786,000
Property: $3,698,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,023,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,824,000
Motor Vehicle License: $95,000
Motor Vehicle License: $93,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $63,000
Other License: $2,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,810,000
: $12,088,000
Cherokee County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $16,377,000
Other: $15,105,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,099,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $383,000
Regular Highways: $270,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,025,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,107,000
Regular Highways: $3,818,000
Regular Highways: $3,462,000
Police Protection: $2,584,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,102,000
Financial Administration: $1,624,000
Financial Administration: $1,554,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
Parks and Recreation: $277,000
General - Other: $227,000
Public Welfare - Other: $205,000
Central Staff Services: $193,000
Central Staff Services: $188,000
Libraries: $187,000
Public Welfare - Other: $182,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $635,000
Interest on Debt: $538,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,154,000
Highways: $1,119,000
General Local Government Support: $685,000
General Local Government Support: $673,000
Other: $260,000
Other: $247,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,871,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,070,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,435,000
General Revenue - Other: $835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $37,000
Fines and Forfeits: $35,000
Rents: $15,000
Rents: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $371,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $282,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,708,000
Cash and Securities: $3,299,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
End of Fiscal Year: $150,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,182,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,914,000
Property: $3,786,000
Property: $3,698,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,023,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,824,000
Motor Vehicle License: $95,000
Motor Vehicle License: $93,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $63,000
Other License: $2,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,810,000
: $12,088,000
Cherokee County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $16,377,000
Other: $15,105,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,099,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $383,000
Regular Highways: $270,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,025,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,107,000
Regular Highways: $3,818,000
Regular Highways: $3,462,000
Police Protection: $2,584,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,102,000
Financial Administration: $1,624,000
Financial Administration: $1,554,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
Parks and Recreation: $277,000
General - Other: $227,000
Public Welfare - Other: $205,000
Central Staff Services: $193,000
Central Staff Services: $188,000
Libraries: $187,000
Public Welfare - Other: $182,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $635,000
Interest on Debt: $538,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,154,000
Highways: $1,119,000
General Local Government Support: $685,000
General Local Government Support: $673,000
Other: $260,000
Other: $247,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,871,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,070,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,435,000
General Revenue - Other: $835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $37,000
Fines and Forfeits: $35,000
Rents: $15,000
Rents: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $371,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $282,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,708,000
Cash and Securities: $3,299,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
End of Fiscal Year: $150,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,182,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,914,000
Property: $3,786,000
Property: $3,698,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,023,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,824,000
Motor Vehicle License: $95,000
Motor Vehicle License: $93,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $63,000
Other License: $2,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,810,000
: $12,088,000
Cherokee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $16,377,000
Other: $15,105,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,099,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $383,000
Regular Highways: $270,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $17,025,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,107,000
Regular Highways: $3,818,000
Regular Highways: $3,462,000
Police Protection: $2,584,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,102,000
Financial Administration: $1,624,000
Financial Administration: $1,554,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
Parks and Recreation: $277,000
General - Other: $227,000
Public Welfare - Other: $205,000
Central Staff Services: $193,000
Central Staff Services: $188,000
Libraries: $187,000
Public Welfare - Other: $182,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $635,000
Interest on Debt: $538,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,154,000
Highways: $1,119,000
General Local Government Support: $685,000
General Local Government Support: $673,000
Other: $260,000
Other: $247,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,871,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,070,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,460,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,435,000
General Revenue - Other: $835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $37,000
Fines and Forfeits: $35,000
Rents: $15,000
Rents: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $371,000
Regular Highways: $368,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $282,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,708,000
Cash and Securities: $3,299,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
End of Fiscal Year: $150,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,182,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,914,000
Property: $3,786,000
Property: $3,698,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,023,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,824,000
Motor Vehicle License: $95,000
Motor Vehicle License: $93,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $63,000
Other License: $2,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,810,000
: $12,088,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 922
- Number of aged recipients: 101
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 821
- Number of recipients under 18: 104
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 624
- Number of recipients older than 64: 194
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 432
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 478
Most common first names in Cherokee County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 149 | 71.0 years |
John | 126 | 72.5 years |
William | 122 | 74.4 years |
Mary | 115 | 73.5 years |
Robert | 109 | 69.6 years |
Charles | 71 | 67.1 years |
Willie | 55 | 77.1 years |
Annie | 52 | 80.2 years |
George | 48 | 72.7 years |
Thomas | 48 | 72.8 years |
Most common last names in Cherokee County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Davis | 73 | 76.5 years |
Smith | 71 | 74.2 years |
Johnson | 56 | 76.7 years |
Green | 44 | 73.0 years |
Jordan | 40 | 77.6 years |
Daniel | 40 | 72.9 years |
Bishop | 36 | 74.2 years |
Roberts | 33 | 73.3 years |
Tucker | 32 | 69.8 years |
Abernathy | 31 | 79.5 years |
Businesses in Cherokee County, AL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |