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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.0%), Retail trade (14.3%), Manufacturing (11.3%), Construction (11.2%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.2%).
Cherokee County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Detached houses: $217,483Here:$217,483State:$224,856 Townhouses or other attached units: $31,770Here:$31,770State:$183,253 In 2-unit structures: $41,531Here:$41,531State:$162,731 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,624Here:$61,624State:$178,500 Mobile homes: $119,860Here:$119,860State:$44,353 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,023Here:$14,023State:$74,556
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.1%
McCain (Republican): 75.8% Obama (Democratic): 24.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,732 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $792 (0.4%)
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, Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Waleska, Lathemtown.
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Notable locations in Cherokee County: Galts Ferry Landing (A), Dunwoody Methodist Youth Camp (B), Kellogg Creek Day Use Area (C), Whispering Pines Camp (D), Westside Office Center (E), Dixie Industrial Park (F), Dixie Speedway (G), Atlantic Yacht Club (H), Camp Kiwanis (I), Bascomb Commercial Park (J), Noonday Baptist Association Camp (K), Etowah Yacht Club (L), Sweetwater Creek Campground (M), Payne Campground (N), South Cherokee Industrial Park (O), Cherokee Mill (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Bells Ferry Landing Shopping Center (1), Cherokee Commons Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cherokee County include: Lebanon United Methodist Church (A), Liberty Church (B), Liberty Grove Church (C), Lighthouse Church (D), Macedonia Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Mica Church (G), Arbor Hill Church (H), Mill Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Stevens Cemetery (1), Hutchinson Cemetery (2), Smith Cemetery (3), Mahan Cemetery (4), Rolling Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery (5), Pugh Cemetery (6), Wheeler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Michael Lake (A), Sellers Lake (B), Shell Lake (C), Hurte Lake (D), Moore Lake (E), Statham Lake (F), Stephens Lake (G), Thurmond Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smithwick Creek (A), Soap Creek (B), Cane Creek (C), Cagle Creek (D), Byrd Creek (E), Buzzard Flapper Creek (F), Moore Creek (G), Bryant Creek (H), Board Tree Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cherokee County include: Cherokee County Park (1), Kenney Askew County Park (2), Lake Allatoona Managed Hunting Area (3), Hobgood Park (4), Payne Public Use Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Cherokee County: Galts Ferry Landing (A), Dunwoody Methodist Youth Camp (B), Kellogg Creek Day Use Area (C), Whispering Pines Camp (D), Westside Office Center (E), Dixie Industrial Park (F), Dixie Speedway (G), Atlantic Yacht Club (H), Camp Kiwanis (I), Bascomb Commercial Park (J), Noonday Baptist Association Camp (K), Etowah Yacht Club (L), Sweetwater Creek Campground (M), Payne Campground (N), South Cherokee Industrial Park (O), Cherokee Mill (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Bells Ferry Landing Shopping Center (1), Cherokee Commons Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cherokee County include: Lebanon United Methodist Church (A), Liberty Church (B), Liberty Grove Church (C), Lighthouse Church (D), Macedonia Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Mica Church (G), Arbor Hill Church (H), Mill Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Stevens Cemetery (1), Hutchinson Cemetery (2), Smith Cemetery (3), Mahan Cemetery (4), Rolling Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery (5), Pugh Cemetery (6), Wheeler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Michael Lake (A), Sellers Lake (B), Shell Lake (C), Hurte Lake (D), Moore Lake (E), Statham Lake (F), Stephens Lake (G), Thurmond Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smithwick Creek (A), Soap Creek (B), Cane Creek (C), Cagle Creek (D), Byrd Creek (E), Buzzard Flapper Creek (F), Moore Creek (G), Bryant Creek (H), Board Tree Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cherokee County include: Cherokee County Park (1), Kenney Askew County Park (2), Lake Allatoona Managed Hunting Area (3), Hobgood Park (4), Payne Public Use Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Bartow County , Cobb County , Dawson County , Forsyth County , Fulton County , Gordon County , Pickens County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 5,781 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,273 (27% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.4%
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 31,116 (3,666 second mortgage, 3,703 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,638
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County (%):
13.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,664 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($179 average AGI)Cherokee County:0.14%Georgia average:0.39% 8.35% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($33,523 average AGI) 4.66% relocated from other states ($20,962 average AGI)Cherokee County:4.66%Georgia average:4.40%
8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,727 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($147 average AGI)Cherokee County:0.04%Georgia average:0.09% 5.95% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($31,070 average AGI) 2.75% relocated to other states ($19,511 average AGI)Cherokee County:2.75%Georgia average:3.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,767 (10,003 aged, 1,764 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
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:
33,678 spouses, 45,247 children (41,374 natural, 979 adopted, 2,894 stepchildren), 1,961 grandchildren, 1,075 brothers or sisters, 1,011 parents, 2,607 other relatives, 2,832 non-relatives
Size of family households: 14,540 2-persons, 9,573 3-persons, 9,572 4-persons, 3,748 5-persons, 1,291 6-persons, 685 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,913 1-person, 1,799 2-persons, 269 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
92.0% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home. 5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
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)
Year house built
49% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Georgia.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $165,200
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $3,103,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,302,000
Financial Administration: $1,609,000
Central Staff Services: $1,512,000
Police Protection: $118,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,079,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,169,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,963,000
Health - Other: $7,574,000
General - Other: $4,887,000
Central Staff Services: $3,806,000
Financial Administration: $3,784,000
Regular Highways: $3,244,000
Libraries: $2,043,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,768,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,742,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,498,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,414,000
General Public Buildings: $980,000
Solid Waste Management: $519,000
Natural Resources - Other: $178,000
Housing and Community Development: $698,000
General Local Government Support: $26,000
Health - Other: $325,000
Special Assessments: $3,527,000
Interest Earnings: $2,510,000
Rents: $129,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,400,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,581,000
Central Staff Services: $2,195,000
Regular Highways: $1,758,000
Financial Administration: $1,157,000
Police Protection: $1,069,000
Public Welfare - Other: $794,000
Health - Other: $34,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $33,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
General Public Building: $8,000
All Other: $899,000
Public Welfare: $603,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $29,563,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,580,000
Other License: $1,421,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,331,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,021,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $770,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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