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County population in July 2011: 12,112 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,953
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,425
% of renters here:

26%
State:

23%

Land area: 577 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Cherokee County: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (17.3%), Retail trade (12.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Cherokee County, Iowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (96.2%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (2.1%)
  • Asian alone (0.7%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (0.7%)

Median resident age:  41.7 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Males: 6,430  (49.3%)
Females: 6,605  (50.7%)

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Cherokee County,IA real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Cherokee County:

2.4 people
Iowa:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,776 ($35,142 in 1999)
This county:

$42776
Iowa:

$48044

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $336 (lower quartile is $265, upper quartile is $439)
This county:

$336
State:

$496


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $79,542 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
Cherokee County:

$79,542
Iowa:

$122,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,582 - $121,542

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $117,983
Here:

$117,983
State:

$151,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,692
Here:

$93,692
State:

$156,028

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $519,573
Here:

$519,573
State:

$135,565

Mobile homes: $44,569
Here:

$44,569
State:

$29,315
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,082
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $298

Institutionalized population: 377

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 15
  • Thefts: 29
  • Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 10
  • Thefts: 39
  • Auto thefts: 1

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $180,400
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $275,900



2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Iowa:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.0%



2008 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Iowa:


McCain (Republican): 53.5%
Obama (Democratic): 45.8%

Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $845 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $880 (1.2%)


Cherokee County household income distribution in 2009 Cherokee County home values distribution


Cherokee County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.8%
(4.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.1% for Black residents, 1.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.9% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

7.3%
Whole state:

9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

2.8%
Whole state:

3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cherokee, Marcus, Aurelia, Quimby, Washta, Cleghorn, Meriden, Larrabee.

Cherokee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cherokee County: Maple (A), Cherokee Wastewater Treatment Plant (B), Pilot Rock Lookout (C), First Cooperative Association Elevator (D), Pearse Access (E), Soo River Access (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cherokee County include: Trinity Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Meadow Star Church (C), Faith in Christ Fellowship Church (D), Maryhill Visitation Church (E), Baptist Church (F), Mount Oliver Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Oakdale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Cedar Cemetery (2), Silver Cemetery (3), Spring Cemetery (4), Diamond Cemetery (5), Trinity Cemetery (6), Good Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Larson Lake (A), Leos Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Coonley Creek (B), Silver Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Pitcher Creek (E), Perry Creek (F), Little Maple River (G), Mill Creek (H), Maple Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cherokee County include: Ranney Knob County Park (1), Barnes Area County Park (2), Macs Preserve (3), Steele Prairie State Preserve (4), Nester Stiles State Preserve (5), Redtail Ridge Habitat Area (6), Silver Sioux Recreation Area (7), Stieneke Area County Park (8), Harold Clark Habitat Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Buena Vista County , Clay County , Ida County , O'Brien County , Plymouth County , Sac County , Sioux County , Woodbury County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

4.7%
Iowa:

5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 209
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 118 (58% naturalized citizens)

Cherokee County:

0.9%
Whole state:

3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 17
  • 1985 to 1989: 23
  • 1980 to 1984: 11
  • 1975 to 1979: 8
  • 1970 to 1974: 13
  • 1970 to 1974: 1
  • 1965 to 1969: 37

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.1%

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

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,927
  • One, attached: 39
  • Two: 165
  • 3 or 4: 178
  • 5 to 9: 67
  • 10 to 19: 110
  • 20 or more: 183
  • Mobile homes: 181

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 1,488 (177 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,622

Here:

47.8% with mortgage
State:

62.8% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.50%
Here76.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 9,972
Total congregations: 34

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents2,762 (27.7%)2,198 (22.0%)1,919 (19.2%)1,132 (11.4%)643 (6.4%)
Congregations4 (11.8%)7 (20.6%)5 (14.7%)2 (5.9%)3 (8.8%)
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaConservative Congregational Christian ConferenceAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents487 (4.9%)360 (3.6%)110 (1.1%)91 (0.9%)270 (2.7%)
Congregations1 (2.9%)2 (5.9%)1 (2.9%)2 (5.9%)7 (20.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Cherokee County - Cherokee, Marcus, Aurelia, Quimby, Washta

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
This county:

2.57 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
This county:

8.56 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Cherokee County:

8.56 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.1%
Iowa:

7.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.4%
Iowa:

27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Cherokee County:

13.8%
State:

14.5%


Agriculture in Cherokee County:

Average size of farms: 401 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $184,780
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $244.23
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $146,330
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99,972
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.09%
Corn for grain: 131673 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 126624 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Cherokee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/23/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cherokee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 9, 2011 to April 10, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1977): May 5, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1977, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1930): July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1880): March 2, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Iowa Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1877): February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1877, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1763): May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 5, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1727): September 14, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1727, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Iowa Snow, Incident Period: February 28, 2007 to March 2, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3275): March 30, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3275, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3239): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Iowa Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 1996 to June 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1133): August 21, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1133, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 1, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-996): July 9, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Cherokee County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Food (15%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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



  • Mexico (24%)
  • Germany (23%)
  • Philippines (11%)
  • Bangladesh (9%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Laos (4%)
  • Sweden (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County (%):



  • German (46%)
  • United States or American (10%)
  • Swedish (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • English (6%)
  • Norwegian (5%)
  • Danish (3%)


Cherokee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,016 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 628 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 58 (1%)
  • Walked: 292 (5%)
  • Other means: 30 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 412 (6%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Iowa:

  • 250 people in nursing homes
  • 61 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,329.

4.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.40%
Iowa average:

6.30%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.97% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($22,681 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($10,452 average AGI)
Cherokee County:

1.42%
Iowa average:

2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buena Vista County, IA  0.57% ($37,000 average AGI)
from Plymouth County, IA  0.42% ($39,550)
from Woodbury County, IA  0.40% ($30,474)
from O'Brien County, IA  0.31% ($24,067)
from Ida County, IA  0.21% ($29,200)


6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.30%
Iowa average:

6.47%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.90% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($16,479 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($11,235 average AGI)
Cherokee County:

2.40%
Iowa average:

2.80%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buena Vista County, IA  0.47% ($26,957 average AGI)
to Ida County, IA  0.41% ($24,800)
to Polk County, IA  0.35% ($27,176)
to Plymouth County, IA  0.33% ($27,000)
to Woodbury County, IA  0.31% ($23,400)
to O'Brien County, IA  0.29% ($25,786)
to Story County, IA  0.29% ($19,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Births per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 1.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cherokee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,825 (2,549 aged, 276 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.02
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8885.320
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 200.480
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29037.69

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 890.740
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1381.060
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16.34

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65.38

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,651
  • In family households: 10,636 (3,164 male householders, 448 female householders)
    3,146 spouses, 3,596 children (3,159 natural, 110 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 61 other relatives, 128 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,015 (807 male householders (685 living alone)), 958 female householders (899 living alone)), 250 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 384 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,865 2-persons, 661 3-persons, 642 4-persons, 329 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,584 1-person, 142 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.0% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $91,183,000 ($7312 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,366,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,639,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,119,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,089,000
Federal grants: $11,253,000
Federal procurement contracts: $823,000 ($117,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,260,000 ($1,593,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $940,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,289,000

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

Births: 621
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 820
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3
Here -0 per 1000 residents
State +10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -574
Here -47 per 1000 residents
State -14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cherokee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.2

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 13
  • 2000 to 2004: 83
  • 1990 to 1999: 170
  • 1980 to 1989: 364
  • 1970 to 1979: 845
  • 1960 to 1969: 768
  • 1950 to 1959: 665
  • 1940 to 1949: 469
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,519
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 14
  • 3 rooms: 72
  • 4 rooms: 343
  • 5 rooms: 743
  • 6 rooms: 827
  • 7 rooms: 685
  • 8 rooms: 656
  • 9+ rooms: 609
  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 86
  • 3 rooms: 204
  • 4 rooms: 318
  • 5 rooms: 214
  • 6 rooms: 147
  • 7 rooms: 172
  • 8 rooms: 116
  • 9+ rooms: 149
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 132
  • 2 bedrooms: 929
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,731
  • 4 bedrooms: 970
  • 5+ bedrooms: 187
  • no bedroom: 19
  • 1 bedroom: 322
  • 2 bedrooms: 434
  • 3 bedrooms: 381
  • 4 bedrooms: 203
  • 5+ bedrooms: 66
Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 116
  • 1 vehicle: 992
  • 2 vehicles: 1,732
  • 3 vehicles: 806
  • 4 vehicles: 212
  • 5+ vehicles: 95
  • no vehicle: 176
  • 1 vehicle: 568
  • 2 vehicles: 430
  • 3 vehicles: 139
  • 4 vehicles: 63
  • 5+ vehicles: 49

67% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.

Cherokee County:

66.9%
State average:

57.7%


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

  • This state: 10738
  • Northeast: 70
  • Midwest: 1490
  • South: 195
  • West: 387

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cherokee County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (62.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22.6%)
  • Electricity (10.5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.0%)
  • Wood (1.1%)
  • Utility gas (45.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24.2%)
  • Electricity (21.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5.9%)
  • No fuel used (1.2%)
  • Other fuel (1.0%)
  • Wood (0.9%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here:

1.2%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Here:

2.6%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
Here:

20.8%
Iowa:

25.4%

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 2006:

    : $546,000
  • Charges - All Other: $303,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,008,000
    Health - Other: $1,400,000
    Police Protection: $785,000
    Financial Administration: $502,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $448,000
    General - Other: $409,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $349,000
    Correctional Institutions: $320,000
    Central Staff Services: $229,000
    General Public Buildings: $150,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $134,000
    Solid Waste Management: $118,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $223,000
    Interest Earnings: $184,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,132,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,431,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,211,000
    General Local Government Support: $908,000
    Health and Hospitals: $676,000
    All Other: $98,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,690,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $49,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $925,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 130
  • Number of aged recipients: 13
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 117
  • Number of recipients under 18: 13
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 95
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 22
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 58
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 50


Cherokee County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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Cherokee County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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Most common first names in Cherokee County, IA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John13478.1 years
Mary8880.8 years
George8579.4 years
Robert7575.5 years
William7178.4 years
Helen6480.3 years
James6470.9 years
Walter4778.0 years
Margaret4682.7 years
Anna4688.0 years
Most common last names in Cherokee County, IA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson12280.7 years
Anderson6979.1 years
Nelson6280.6 years
Peterson5481.3 years
Miller5173.6 years
Smith4678.4 years
Clark3074.6 years
Carlson2981.0 years
Rupp2474.9 years
Nielsen2184.1 years
Businesses in Cherokee County, IA
NameCountNameCount
Best Western1Nike2
Dairy Queen1Pizza Hut1
FedEx1RadioShack1
H&R Block1Subway1
Kmart1Super 81
La-Z-Boy1U-Haul1
Lane Furniture2UPS1
McDonald's1
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