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Cherokee County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2022: 281,278 (83% urban, 17% rural); it was 141,903 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 50,566
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,834
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 41,503
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,536 (it was 7,992 in 2000)
% of renters here:

16%
State:

34%

Land area: 424 sq. mi.

Water area: 10.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 664 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Cherokee County: 103.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (17.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.7%), Retail trade (12.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Cherokee County, GA (2022)
    • 210,40374.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 32,35111.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 16,0625.7%Two or more races
    • 13,3224.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6,9472.5%Asian alone
    • 1,8400.7%Some other race alone
    • 2210.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 1320.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

40.3 years
Georgia median age:

37.6 years
Males: 139,874  (49.7%)
Females: 141,404  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
Cherokee County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $99,234 ($60,896 in 1999)
This county:

$99,234
Georgia:

$72,837

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,416 (lower quartile is $1,112, upper quartile is $1,822)
This county:

$1416
State:

$1065


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $427,500 (it was $138,300 in 2000)
Cherokee:

$427,500
Georgia:

$297,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $322,200 - $584,400
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,830
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $556

Institutionalized population: 917

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

  • Murders: 10
  • Rapes: 34
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 137
  • Burglaries: 138
  • Thefts: 692
  • Auto thefts: 69

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 22
  • Robberies: 12
  • Assaults: 109
  • Burglaries: 123
  • Thefts: 543
  • Auto thefts: 62
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Health of residents in Cherokee County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
72.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
36.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
52.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 2495 buildings, average cost: $301,200
  • 2021: 2598 buildings, average cost: $301,100
  • 2020: 2385 buildings, average cost: $279,900
  • 2019: 2172 buildings, average cost: $287,000
  • 2018: 2236 buildings, average cost: $293,200
  • 2017: 2284 buildings, average cost: $280,500
  • 2016: 2100 buildings, average cost: $300,100
  • 2015: 1847 buildings, average cost: $245,100
  • 2014: 1576 buildings, average cost: $229,300
  • 2013: 1403 buildings, average cost: $241,000
  • 2012: 741 buildings, average cost: $255,600
  • 2011: 439 buildings, average cost: $222,900
  • 2010: 449 buildings, average cost: $173,600
  • 2009: 407 buildings, average cost: $165,100
  • 2008: 908 buildings, average cost: $165,600
  • 2007: 2212 buildings, average cost: $160,800
  • 2006: 3485 buildings, average cost: $148,700
  • 2005: 4065 buildings, average cost: $144,500
  • 2004: 3812 buildings, average cost: $135,000
  • 2003: 3442 buildings, average cost: $134,100
  • 2002: 3199 buildings, average cost: $127,400
  • 2001: 2769 buildings, average cost: $122,300
  • 2000: 2882 buildings, average cost: $110,300
  • 1999: 2792 buildings, average cost: $108,400
  • 1998: 2769 buildings, average cost: $102,200
  • 1997: 1902 buildings, average cost: $97,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Cherokee, GA residents
Average permit cost in Cherokee, GA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,089 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,985 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Cherokee, GA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cherokee, GA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cherokee, GA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 5.0%
Cherokee County:

5.0%
Georgia:

12.7%
(4.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.7% for Black residents, 14.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.5% for American Indian residents, 21.4% for other race residents, 3.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.3 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 41.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.2 years old, Black residents: 39.8 years old, American Indian residents: 23.6 years old, Asian residents: 38.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.8 years old, Other race residents: 32.3 years old)

Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.

Cities in this county include: Woodstock, Lathemtown, Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Waleska.

Cherokee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Banks County , Darlington County, South Carolina , Cobb County , Yalobusha County, Mississippi , Lincoln County , White County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Georgia:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Cherokee, GA
County total employment by year in Cherokee, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Cherokee, GA

Current college students: 5,781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 25,204 (41.3% naturalized citizens)

Cherokee County:

9.0%
Whole state:

10.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 8,1612010 or later
  • 7,4622000 to 2009
  • 5,7341990 to 1999
  • 1,8281980 to 1989
  • 8031970 to 1979
  • 935Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.0%

Cherokee County marital status for males Cherokee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 88,087
  • One, attached: 4,768
  • Two: 414
  • 3 or 4: 538
  • 5 to 9: 1,093
  • 10 to 19: 4,494
  • 20 to 49: 2,694
  • 50 or more: 3,104
  • Mobile homes: 1,210

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 59,101 (3,421 second mortgage, 216 home equity loan, 2,498 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,211

Here:

98.3% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Cherokee County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant60,308110
Mainline Protestant17,17728
Catholic9,6172
Black Protestant2,4275
Other1,8618
Orthodox601
None122,896-
Cherokee County Religion Details
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:

Number of grocery stores: 30
Cherokee County:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:

0.44 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 62
Cherokee County:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 144
This county:

7.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Cherokee County:

7.5%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Cherokee County:

23.3%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.8%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Cherokee County:

Average size of farms: 60 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84,134
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1355.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.28%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74,064
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21,227
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.94
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.72%
Vegetables: 34 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 54 acres

Earthquake activity:

Cherokee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 68% 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 68.3 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 116.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 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 113.9 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 168.7 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 98.1 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:

  • Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1858: September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding, Incident Period: March 27, 1994 to April 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1020: March 31, 1994, FEMA Id: 1020, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Cherokee County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cherokee

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 57,693 (58.9%)
  • Carpooled: 8,803 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 10 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 24 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,159 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 44 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 665 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 35,366 (36.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (14%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (21%)
  • Guatemala (12%)
  • India (5%)
  • Colombia (5%)
  • Venezuela (4%)
  • Brazil (3%)
  • Canada (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County


  • English (17%)
  • American (14%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (7%)
  • European (3%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 553 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 396 people in college/university student housing
  • 313 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 47 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 43 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 27 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 4 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults

People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 376 people in nursing homes
  • 356 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 144 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 98 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $95,992.

10.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($81,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.59%
Georgia average:

10.21%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.19% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($54,091 average AGI)
3.41% relocated from other states ($27,346 average AGI)
Cherokee County:

3.41%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cobb County, GA  2.71% ($74,710 average AGI)
from Fulton County, GA  1.48% ($98,263)
from Forsyth County, GA  0.43% ($132,928)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.37% ($81,689)
from DeKalb County, GA  0.33% ($89,305)
from Pickens County, GA  0.27% ($52,065)
from Bartow County, GA  0.27% ($43,714)


8.32% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($78,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.32%
Georgia average:

9.60%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.73% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($46,522 average AGI)
2.60% relocated to other states ($31,807 average AGI)
Cherokee County:

2.60%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cobb County, GA  1.69% ($58,041 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA  0.74% ($99,546)
to Bartow County, GA  0.50% ($49,734)
to Pickens County, GA  0.42% ($64,687)
to Forsyth County, GA  0.33% ($77,139)
to Paulding County, GA  0.32% ($57,635)
to Gwinnett County, GA  0.24% ($59,129)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.6

Births per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Cherokee County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.4%
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 Cherokee County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cherokee County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cherokee County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cherokee County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Cherokee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,010 (15,383 aged, 2,627 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 9,831 (15%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Cherokee County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,536)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,134)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,111)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (835)
  • Unspecified dementia (811)
  • Congestive heart failure (672)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (656)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (593)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (480)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (423)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.57
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,075
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 48
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,433

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,654
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 523
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 22.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.7. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 65.9
  • Suffocation - 18.0
  • Other - 18.8

Household type by relationship:

Households: 281,278
  • Male householders: 53,160 (10,246 living alone), Female householders: 50,390 (11,816 living alone)
  • 62,476 spouses (62,285 opposite-sex spouses), 3,541 unmarried partners, (3,192 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 84,000 children (77,293 natural, 2,954 adopted, 3,753 stepchildren), 5,630 grandchildren, 2,910 brothers or sisters, 4,795 parents, 104 foster children, 6,168 other relatives, 6,037 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,067

Size of family households: 33,562 2-persons, 16,151 3-persons, 15,245 4-persons, 7,210 5-persons, 4,115 6-persons, 873 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,062 1-person, 3,997 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 72 4-persons.

47,963 married couples with children.
10,802 single-parent households (2,303 men, 8,499 women).

87.0% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $390,846,000 ($2,237 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,203,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $226,738,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,833,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $357,000
Federal grants: $67,896,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,173,000 ($2,206,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,849,000 ($64,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $122,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $220,783,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,112,000

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

Births: 14,336
Here:

78 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,591
Here:

25 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,782
Here:

+15 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +30,152
Here:

+164 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cherokee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.25 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.1
State:

4.6

Year house built in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • 5,9132020 or later
  • 21,5402010 to 2019
  • 30,5482000 to 2009
  • 19,3291990 to 1999
  • 15,5841980 to 1989
  • 7,7491970 to 1979
  • 2,6561960 to 1969
  • 1,0141950 to 1959
  • 1,0271940 to 1949
  • 1,0421939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • 01 room
  • 1752 rooms
  • 5353 rooms
  • 3,7554 rooms
  • 9,1705 rooms
  • 15,1296 rooms
  • 13,1047 rooms
  • 11,6968 rooms
  • 26,7869+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • 3781 room
  • 1,1652 rooms
  • 3,5043 rooms
  • 4,0094 rooms
  • 4,2965 rooms
  • 4,6656 rooms
  • 2,2307 rooms
  • 1,6058 rooms
  • 1,3489+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • 50no bedroom
  • 3451 bedroom
  • 5,3582 bedrooms
  • 31,5793 bedrooms
  • 27,3594 bedrooms
  • 15,6595+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
  • 378no bedroom
  • 4,0871 bedroom
  • 8,2242 bedrooms
  • 6,6653 bedrooms
  • 3,7194 bedrooms
  • 1275+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 611no vehicle
  • 15,8071 vehicle
  • 37,5472 vehicles
  • 18,7883 vehicles
  • 4,7034 vehicles
  • 2,8945+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,324no vehicle
  • 11,8021 vehicle
  • 6,8292 vehicles
  • 2,5613 vehicles
  • 5804 vehicles
  • 1045+ vehicles

89.3% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Georgia.

Cherokee County:

89.3%
State average:

86.6%

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

  • This state: 130,208
  • Other state: 122,546
  • Northeast: 23,872
  • Midwest: 31,574
  • South: 50,015
  • West: 17,085
Year householders moved into unit in Cherokee County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cherokee County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 70.8%Utility gas
  • 23.4%Electricity
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 58.7%Electricity
  • 36.5%Utility gas
  • 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,822
Here:

13.7%
Georgia:

12.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,347
Here:

7.8%
Georgia:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,935
Here:

23.6%
Georgia:

17.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Cherokee County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,719,000
    Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
  • Charges - Other: $41,358,000
    Other: $18,060,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,974,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
    Air Transportation: $100,000
    Air Transportation: $94,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
    Regular Highways: $9,706,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
    Health - Other: $2,459,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,369,000
    General - Other: $959,000
    Local Fire Protection: $584,000
    Air Transportation: $530,000
    Police Protection: $400,000
    Housing and Community Development: $265,000
    General - Other: $138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Health - Other: $92,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $30,607,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
    Police Protection: $24,858,000
    Police Protection: $22,927,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,636,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,613,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
    Regular Highways: $11,413,000
    Financial Administration: $9,505,000
    General - Other: $8,993,000
    General - Other: $8,909,000
    Financial Administration: $8,041,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,317,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,614,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,286,000
    Regular Highways: $4,144,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
    Libraries: $3,272,000
    Health - Other: $1,954,000
    Health - Other: $1,651,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $885,000
    Housing and Community Development: $745,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $384,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Housing and Community Development: $144,000
    Air Transportation: $134,000
    Air Transportation: $120,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,356,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,303,000
    Other: $923,000
    Other: $819,000
    Housing and Community Development: $812,000
    Public Welfare: $428,000
    General Local Government Support: $49,000
    General Local Government Support: $47,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,890,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,858,000
    Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
    Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
    Other - Libraries: $2,431,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $656,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $398,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $209,000
    Other - Health - Other: $206,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,197,000
    Other: $4,382,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $72,185,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,070,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,115,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,738,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,117,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,459,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
    Interest Earnings: $882,000
    Rents: $617,000
    Sale of Property: $390,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
    Rents: $356,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $306,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,181,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
    Police Protection: $1,046,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Regular Highways: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $629,000
    Police Protection: $608,000
    Financial Administration: $509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $472,000
    Parks and Recreation: $363,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    General - Other: $240,000
    Financial Administration: $168,000
    Correctional Institutions: $166,000
    General Public Building: $158,000
    Health - Other: $146,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    General Public Building: $110,000
    Central Staff Services: $109,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $65,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,125,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
    Transit Utilities: $345,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $801,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,725,000
    Other: $2,706,000
    General Local Government Support: $885,000
    General Local Government Support: $828,000
    Public Welfare: $354,000
    Public Welfare: $334,000
  • Tax - Property: $94,089,000
    Property: $84,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $10,720,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
    Other License: $2,419,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,242,000
    Other License: $1,833,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,125,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $575,000
    Other: $375,000
    Other: $374,000
    Other Selective Sales: $338,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
    Other Selective Sales: $214,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $510,000

Cherokee County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,719,000
    Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
  • Charges - Other: $41,358,000
    Other: $18,060,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,974,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
    Air Transportation: $100,000
    Air Transportation: $94,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
    Regular Highways: $9,706,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
    Health - Other: $2,459,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,369,000
    General - Other: $959,000
    Local Fire Protection: $584,000
    Air Transportation: $530,000
    Police Protection: $400,000
    Housing and Community Development: $265,000
    General - Other: $138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Health - Other: $92,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $30,607,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
    Police Protection: $24,858,000
    Police Protection: $22,927,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,636,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,613,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
    Regular Highways: $11,413,000
    Financial Administration: $9,505,000
    General - Other: $8,993,000
    General - Other: $8,909,000
    Financial Administration: $8,041,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,317,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,614,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,286,000
    Regular Highways: $4,144,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
    Libraries: $3,272,000
    Health - Other: $1,954,000
    Health - Other: $1,651,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $885,000
    Housing and Community Development: $745,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $384,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Housing and Community Development: $144,000
    Air Transportation: $134,000
    Air Transportation: $120,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,356,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,303,000
    Other: $923,000
    Other: $819,000
    Housing and Community Development: $812,000
    Public Welfare: $428,000
    General Local Government Support: $49,000
    General Local Government Support: $47,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,890,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,858,000
    Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
    Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
    Other - Libraries: $2,431,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $656,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $398,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $209,000
    Other - Health - Other: $206,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,197,000
    Other: $4,382,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $72,185,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,070,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,115,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,738,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,117,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,459,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
    Interest Earnings: $882,000
    Rents: $617,000
    Sale of Property: $390,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
    Rents: $356,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $306,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,181,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
    Police Protection: $1,046,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Regular Highways: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $629,000
    Police Protection: $608,000
    Financial Administration: $509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $472,000
    Parks and Recreation: $363,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    General - Other: $240,000
    Financial Administration: $168,000
    Correctional Institutions: $166,000
    General Public Building: $158,000
    Health - Other: $146,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    General Public Building: $110,000
    Central Staff Services: $109,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $65,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,125,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
    Transit Utilities: $345,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $801,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,725,000
    Other: $2,706,000
    General Local Government Support: $885,000
    General Local Government Support: $828,000
    Public Welfare: $354,000
    Public Welfare: $334,000
  • Tax - Property: $94,089,000
    Property: $84,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $10,720,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
    Other License: $2,419,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,242,000
    Other License: $1,833,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,125,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $575,000
    Other: $375,000
    Other: $374,000
    Other Selective Sales: $338,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
    Other Selective Sales: $214,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $510,000

Cherokee County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,719,000
    Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
  • Charges - Other: $41,358,000
    Other: $18,060,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,974,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
    Air Transportation: $100,000
    Air Transportation: $94,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
    Regular Highways: $9,706,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
    Health - Other: $2,459,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,369,000
    General - Other: $959,000
    Local Fire Protection: $584,000
    Air Transportation: $530,000
    Police Protection: $400,000
    Housing and Community Development: $265,000
    General - Other: $138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Health - Other: $92,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $30,607,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
    Police Protection: $24,858,000
    Police Protection: $22,927,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,636,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,613,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
    Regular Highways: $11,413,000
    Financial Administration: $9,505,000
    General - Other: $8,993,000
    General - Other: $8,909,000
    Financial Administration: $8,041,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,317,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,614,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,286,000
    Regular Highways: $4,144,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
    Libraries: $3,272,000
    Health - Other: $1,954,000
    Health - Other: $1,651,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $885,000
    Housing and Community Development: $745,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $384,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Housing and Community Development: $144,000
    Air Transportation: $134,000
    Air Transportation: $120,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,356,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,303,000
    Other: $923,000
    Other: $819,000
    Housing and Community Development: $812,000
    Public Welfare: $428,000
    General Local Government Support: $49,000
    General Local Government Support: $47,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,890,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,858,000
    Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
    Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
    Other - Libraries: $2,431,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $656,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $398,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $209,000
    Other - Health - Other: $206,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,197,000
    Other: $4,382,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $72,185,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,070,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,115,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,738,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,117,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,459,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
    Interest Earnings: $882,000
    Rents: $617,000
    Sale of Property: $390,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
    Rents: $356,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $306,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,181,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
    Police Protection: $1,046,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Regular Highways: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $629,000
    Police Protection: $608,000
    Financial Administration: $509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $472,000
    Parks and Recreation: $363,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    General - Other: $240,000
    Financial Administration: $168,000
    Correctional Institutions: $166,000
    General Public Building: $158,000
    Health - Other: $146,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    General Public Building: $110,000
    Central Staff Services: $109,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $65,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,125,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
    Transit Utilities: $345,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $801,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,725,000
    Other: $2,706,000
    General Local Government Support: $885,000
    General Local Government Support: $828,000
    Public Welfare: $354,000
    Public Welfare: $334,000
  • Tax - Property: $94,089,000
    Property: $84,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $10,720,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
    Other License: $2,419,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,242,000
    Other License: $1,833,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,125,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $575,000
    Other: $375,000
    Other: $374,000
    Other Selective Sales: $338,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
    Other Selective Sales: $214,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $510,000

Cherokee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,719,000
    Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
  • Charges - Other: $41,358,000
    Other: $18,060,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,974,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
    Air Transportation: $100,000
    Air Transportation: $94,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,405,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
    Regular Highways: $9,706,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
    Health - Other: $2,459,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,369,000
    General - Other: $959,000
    Local Fire Protection: $584,000
    Air Transportation: $530,000
    Police Protection: $400,000
    Housing and Community Development: $265,000
    General - Other: $138,000
    Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Health - Other: $92,000
    Housing and Community Development: $63,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $30,607,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
    Police Protection: $24,858,000
    Police Protection: $22,927,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,636,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,613,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
    Regular Highways: $11,413,000
    Financial Administration: $9,505,000
    General - Other: $8,993,000
    General - Other: $8,909,000
    Financial Administration: $8,041,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,317,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,614,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,286,000
    Regular Highways: $4,144,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
    Libraries: $3,272,000
    Health - Other: $1,954,000
    Health - Other: $1,651,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $885,000
    Housing and Community Development: $745,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $384,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
    Housing and Community Development: $144,000
    Air Transportation: $134,000
    Air Transportation: $120,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,356,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,303,000
    Other: $923,000
    Other: $819,000
    Housing and Community Development: $812,000
    Public Welfare: $428,000
    General Local Government Support: $49,000
    General Local Government Support: $47,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,890,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,858,000
    Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
    Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
    Other - Libraries: $2,431,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $656,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $398,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $209,000
    Other - Health - Other: $206,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,197,000
    Other: $4,382,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $72,185,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,070,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,115,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,738,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,117,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,459,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
    Interest Earnings: $882,000
    Rents: $617,000
    Sale of Property: $390,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
    Rents: $356,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $306,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,181,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
    Police Protection: $1,046,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Regular Highways: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $629,000
    Police Protection: $608,000
    Financial Administration: $509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $472,000
    Parks and Recreation: $363,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    General - Other: $240,000
    Financial Administration: $168,000
    Correctional Institutions: $166,000
    General Public Building: $158,000
    Health - Other: $146,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    General Public Building: $110,000
    Central Staff Services: $109,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $65,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,125,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $439,000
    Transit Utilities: $345,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $801,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,725,000
    Other: $2,706,000
    General Local Government Support: $885,000
    General Local Government Support: $828,000
    Public Welfare: $354,000
    Public Welfare: $334,000
  • Tax - Property: $94,089,000
    Property: $84,051,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,574,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $10,720,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
    Other License: $2,419,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,242,000
    Other License: $1,833,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,125,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $575,000
    Other: $375,000
    Other: $374,000
    Other Selective Sales: $338,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
    Other Selective Sales: $214,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $510,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,282
  • Number of aged recipients: 203
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,079
  • Number of recipients under 18: 180
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 769
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 333
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 449
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 529
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 23 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,462$171,7461,139$200,8085,800$198,275160$79,5383$3,299,333499$186,03831$64,323
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED52$169,34687$228,839483$201,69435$73,4860$032$143,5005$57,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED167$175,084178$192,0222,134$205,212153$43,1760$0137$168,70826$57,423
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN208$165,668149$230,0541,627$203,75755$88,1450$060$161,6177$95,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS38$154,94737$204,270413$211,7488$76,6250$021$150,6671$110,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 23 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED225$222,996237$222,6293$182,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED59$216,305111$230,8474$231,250
APPLICATIONS DENIED27$205,63054$240,9441$143,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$230,00036$210,0281$404,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS10$256,1004$182,2503$273,333
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Cherokee, GA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Cherokee, GA - Value
Most common first names in Cherokee County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James46371.4 years
William39273.9 years
John37274.9 years
Mary34579.0 years
Robert22770.3 years
Charles16670.8 years
George15375.1 years
Thomas12173.7 years
Ruby11278.9 years
Ruth11079.8 years
Most common last names in Cherokee County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith20776.0 years
Johnson11773.1 years
Jones9771.6 years
Williams8574.4 years
Fowler7575.6 years
Davis7374.3 years
Cantrell6876.0 years
Brown6674.3 years
Reece6573.7 years
Edwards6374.4 years
Businesses in Cherokee County, GA
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling1Lane Bryant1
AT&T9Lane Furniture4
Ace Hardware3Little Caesars Pizza3
Advance Auto Parts4Long John Silver's1
Applebee's1Lowe's2
Arby's3MasterBrand Cabinets2
AutoZone3McDonald's9
Baskin-Robbins2Microtel1
Bath & Body Works1Nike15
Bed Bath & Beyond1Office Depot1
Best Western1OfficeMax2
Blockbuster5Old Navy1
Burger King4Olive Garden1
CVS3Outback1
Caribou Coffee1Outback Steakhouse1
Chevrolet1Panda Express2
Chick-Fil-A4Papa John's Pizza4
Comfort Inn1Payless2
Comfort Suites1Penske1
Cracker Barrel1PetSmart2
Curves3Pizza Hut1
DHL4Publix Super Markets9
Dairy Queen2Quiznos2
Days Inn1RadioShack2
Discount Tire2Red Lobster1
Domino's Pizza1Rite Aid4
DressBarn2Ruby Tuesday1
Dressbarn3Rue212
Dunkin Donuts2Ryan's Grill1
Famous Footwear2SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx22Sears1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Sprint Nextel2
Ford1Staples1
GNC6Starbucks7
GameStop4Steak 'n Shake1
Goodwill2Suburban1
H&R Block5Subway14
Hardee's2T-Mobile7
Hilton2T.J.Maxx1
Holiday Inn1Taco Bell5
Home Depot3Target2
Honda1Toyota1
IHOP2U-Haul14
InTown Suites1UPS23
Jones New York3Vans1
Justice1Verizon Wireless2
KFC3Waffle House6
Kmart1Walgreens4
Kohl's2Walmart3
Kroger6Wendy's8
LA Fitness1YMCA2

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