Cherokee County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 204,363 (75% urban, 25% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 41,503
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,992

% of renters here:	16%
State:	33%

Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 335 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 5.7%

Cherokee County:	5.7%
Georgia:	14.4%

Median age of residents in 2005: 34 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 50 years old, Asian residents: 30 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

2008 cost of living index in Cherokee County: 96.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Cherokee County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cherokee County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
Hispanic (5.4%)
Other race (2.6%)
Black (2.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 71,212	(50.2%)
Females: 70,691	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,535
County population in 2003: 166,947
Jobs in 2003: 42,397

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Cherokee County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 91,823
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:

Cherokee County:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $62,551
2005 median house value: $187,200
Median contract rent in 2005: $732
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,198
Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,447 ($60,896 in 2000)

This county	$65,447
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $205,122

Cherokee County	$205,122
Georgia:	$147,500

Median monthly rent in 2000: $740
Institutionalized population: 520
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cherokee County in 2000: $1205

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 5
Rapes: 10
Robberies: 12
Assaults: 66
Burglaries: 532
Thefts: 1196
Auto thefts: 176

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 2882 buildings, average cost: $110,300
2001: 2769 buildings, average cost: $122,300
2002: 3199 buildings, average cost: $127,400
2003: 3442 buildings, average cost: $134,100
2004: 3812 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2005: 4065 buildings, average cost: $144,500
2006: 3485 buildings, average cost: $148,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,481 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $655 (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.

Neighboring counties: Bartow County , Cobb County , Dawson County , Forsyth County , Fulton County , Gordon County , Pickens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cherokee County: Payne Campground (A), Camp Kiwanis (B), Kellogg Creek Day Use Area (C), Dunwoody Methodist Youth Camp (D), Dixie Industrial Park (E), Dixie Speedway (F), Noonday Baptist Association Camp (G), Etowah Yacht Club (H), Cherokee Mill (I), Bascomb Commercial Park (J), Westside Office Center (K), Whispering Pines Camp (L), Galts Ferry Landing (M), Sweetwater Creek Campground (N), Atlantic Yacht Club (O), South Cherokee Industrial Park (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: Welcome All Baptist Church (A), Woodstock Church (B), Woodstock Presbyterian Church (C), Word of Faith Church (D), Word of Life Church (E), Waleska Church (F), Antioch Church (G), Arbor Hill Church (H), Zion Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wheeler Cemetery (1), Lovingood Cemetery (2), Trippe Cemetery (3), Knox Cemetery (4), Mahan Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Pugh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Ball Lake (A), Lake Cherful Dam (B), Bartholomew Lake (C), Tustian Lake (D), Turner Lake (E), McDaniel Lake (F), Beaver Lake (G), Michael Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gorman Branch (A), Conn Creek (B), Chicken Creek (C), Nally Branch (D), Owl Creek (E), Murphy Creek (F), Board Tree Creek (G), Bluff Creek (H), Blankets Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cherokee County include: Cherokee County Park (1), Hobgood Park (2), Kenney Askew County Park (3), Lake Allatoona Managed Hunting Area (4), Payne Public Use Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Georgia:	4.6%

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)

Cherokee County:	5.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,205 1990 to 1994: 1,502 1985 to 1989: 1,049 1980 to 1984: 779 1975 to 1979: 443 1970 to 1974: 360 1970 to 1974: 299 1965 to 1969: 636

Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.4%

Cherokee County marital status for males

Cherokee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 44,364
One, attached: 315
Two: 465
3 or 4: 519
5 to 9: 647
10 to 19: 708
20 or more: 859
Mobile homes: 4,045
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

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

Agriculture in Cherokee County
Average size of farms: 60 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84134
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: $74064
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21227
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

Cherokee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 5.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 93 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (41%)
Guatemala (9%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Germany (5%)
Canada (5%)
Vietnam (2%)
Cuba (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County:

United States or American (21%)
English (14%)
German (12%)
Irish (12%)
Italian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (3%)

Cherokee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 60,125 (81%)
Carpooled: 8,746 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 231 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 18 (0%)
Railroad: 21 (0%)
Ferryboat: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 89 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 443 (1%)
Other means: 733 (1%)
Worked at home: 3,616 (5%)

People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Georgia

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 2005 was $69,089.

13.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,664 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.15%
Georgia average:	10.98%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cobb County, GA	3.48% ($52,570 average AGI)
from Fulton County, GA	1.71% ($64,123)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.45% ($47,653)
from Forsyth County, GA	0.35% ($61,750)
from DeKalb County, GA	0.34% ($52,493)
from Bartow County, GA	0.31% ($39,455)
from Pickens County, GA	0.28% ($36,461)

8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Georgia average:	9.55%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cobb County, GA	2.17% ($45,137 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA	0.88% ($50,199)
to Pickens County, GA	0.46% ($36,589)
to Bartow County, GA	0.42% ($36,885)
to Paulding County, GA	0.29% ($45,395)
to Forsyth County, GA	0.27% ($76,472)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.23% ($47,127)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0

Births per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

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 2003: 5.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cherokee County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.57
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2074.650
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 48.09
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 6432.910

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1654.080
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 522.770
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1.63

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.82
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57.54

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.57
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 140,916

In family households: 127,820 (32,468 male householders, 6,941 female householders)
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
In nonfamily households: 13,096 (4,934 male householders (3,475 living alone)), 5,219 female householders (4,438 living alone)), 2,943 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 987 (580 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $390,846,000 ($2237 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:	6.6
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4,201
1995 to 1998: 10,276
1990 to 1994: 8,296
1980 to 1989: 15,190
1970 to 1979: 7,617
1960 to 1969: 2,588
1950 to 1959: 1,707
1940 to 1949: 867
1939 or earlier: 1,195

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia:
	1 room: 41 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 751 4 rooms: 1,835 5 rooms: 6,925 6 rooms: 10,350 7 rooms: 7,586 8 rooms: 6,532 9+ rooms: 7,432

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia:
	1 room: 139 2 rooms: 391 3 rooms: 940 4 rooms: 2,168 5 rooms: 2,105 6 rooms: 1,251 7 rooms: 605 8 rooms: 252 9+ rooms: 141

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cherokee County:
	no bedroom: 55 1 bedroom: 397 2 bedrooms: 3,948 3 bedrooms: 23,203 4 bedrooms: 11,151 5+ bedrooms: 2,749

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County:
	no bedroom: 170 1 bedroom: 1,097 2 bedrooms: 3,429 3 bedrooms: 2,766 4 bedrooms: 441 5+ bedrooms: 89

Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 994 1 vehicle: 7,336 2 vehicles: 21,059 3 vehicles: 8,499 4 vehicles: 2,607 5+ vehicles: 1,008

Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 462 1 vehicle: 3,472 2 vehicles: 3,047 3 vehicles: 775 4 vehicles: 162 5+ vehicles: 74

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.

Cherokee County:	49.3%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 70487
Northeast: 13112
Midwest: 16167
South: 27978
West: 4637

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $165,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,408

Here:	7.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 346

Here:	4.9%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,417

Here:	29.9%
Georgia:	22.9%

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.)

Cherokee County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $4,178,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,250,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $12,674,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,731,000

Health - Other: $229,000

Fire Protection: $219,000

Corrections - Other: $69,000

General Public Buildings: $37,000

Central Staff Services: $35,000

Welfare - Other: $15,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $10,000
Current Operations - Fire Protection: $12,659,000
Police Protection: $11,490,000

Corrections - Other: $9,272,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $8,307,000

Health Services - Other: $6,744,000

General - Other: $4,748,000

Financial Administration: $3,398,000

Central Staff Services: $2,851,000

Regular Highways: $2,788,000

Libraries: $2,610,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,736,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,312,000

Welfare - Other: $1,142,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,031,000

General Public Buildings: $823,000

Solid Waste Management: $612,000

Natural Resources - Other: $276,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $385,000
General Support: $24,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,072,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $522,000
Health: $319,000

General: $161,000
Intergovernmental to State - Fire Protection: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,125,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $22,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,212,000
Special Assessments: $2,448,000

Interest Earnings: $1,101,000

Rents: $91,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,505,000
Police Protection: $1,803,000

Health - Other: $1,674,000

General - Other: $550,000

Fire Protection: $146,000

Solid Waste Management: $61,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $49,000

Financial Administration: $43,000

Welfare - Other: $40,000

Judicial: $31,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,850,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,438,000
Highways: $810,000

Health & Hospitals: $483,000

Public Welfare: $412,000
Tax - Property: $41,183,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,619,000

NEC: $1,875,000

Public Utilities: $1,154,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $711,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,344,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18