Cherokee County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 42,38480.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,57022.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,5924.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2682.4%Two or more races
  • 3650.7%Asian alone
  • 630.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 480.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 140.03%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 25
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 202
• Burglaries: 390
• Thefts: 1069
• Auto thefts: 121

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 28
• Assaults: 144
• Burglaries: 391
• Thefts: 1270
• Auto thefts: 99

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $643 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $421 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $576 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gaffney, Macedonia, East Gaffney, Saratt, Blacksburg.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Cabarrus County, North Carolina , Chesterfield County , Greenville County , Oconee County , Hoke County, North Carolina , Jackson County, North Carolina , Mecklenburg County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 1,664
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,560 (36.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4392010 or later
• 3982000 to 2009
• 3771990 to 1999
• 1861980 to 1989
• 861970 to 1979
• 100Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,471
• One, attached: 170
• Two: 506
• 3 or 4: 633
• 5 to 9: 1,074
• 10 to 19: 242
• 20 to 49: 146
• 50 or more: 93
• Mobile homes: 6,688
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 6,942 (61 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,934

Religion statistics for Cherokee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cherokee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 15, 2005 to December 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1625: January 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1625, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1509: February 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1509, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1451: January 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1451, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.21% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,481 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.76% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($17,932 average AGI)
2.45% relocated from other states ($16,551 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	2.45%
South Carolina average:	4.20%

from Spartanburg County, SC	1.67% ($34,990 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, NC	0.42% ($32,436)
from York County, SC	0.28% ($28,212)
from Gaston County, NC	0.25% ($33,957)
from Greenville County, SC	0.24% ($39,267)
from Rutherford County, NC	0.13% ($32,000)
from Union County, SC	0.11% ($34,250)

4.87% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,565 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.09% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($21,258 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($11,307 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	1.78%
South Carolina average:	3.18%

to Spartanburg County, SC	2.05% ($33,956 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, NC	0.33% ($29,230)
to York County, SC	0.24% ($33,600)
to Greenville County, SC	0.23% ($32,860)
to Gaston County, NC	0.22% ($27,756)
to Union County, SC	0.11% ($28,095)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.3

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 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,972 (3,805 living alone), Female householders: 11,310 (4,919 living alone)

• 8,628 spouses (8,604 opposite-sex spouses), 899 unmarried partners, (899 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,033 children (16,170 natural, 1,146 adopted, 826 stepchildren), 3,493 grandchildren, 1,098 brothers or sisters, 942 parents, 202 foster children, 1,417 other relatives, 1,617 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 809

Size of family households: 6,405 2-persons, 2,380 3-persons, 1,954 4-persons, 834 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,725 1-person, 678 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 10 6-persons.

6,708 married couples with children.
3,843 single-parent households (957 men, 2,886 women).

95.4% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $240,158,000 ($4,465 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,197,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $119,444,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,452,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,170,000
Federal grants: $58,524,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,278,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,290,000 ($692,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $257,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,420,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,123,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.68 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 7542014 or later
• 8062010 to 2013
• 3,4812000 to 2009
• 5,1511990 to 1999
• 3,7921980 to 1989
• 3,8061970 to 1979
• 2,4101960 to 1969
• 2,0941950 to 1959
• 8201940 to 1949
• 1,5631939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 581 room
• 302 rooms
• 2523 rooms
• 1,4144 rooms
• 3,7525 rooms
• 3,3146 rooms
• 2,7527 rooms
• 1,7088 rooms
• 1,4559+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 1381 room
• 2562 rooms
• 5673 rooms
• 2,3134 rooms
• 1,5945 rooms
• 8896 rooms
• 3027 rooms
• 1618 rooms
• 1329+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 69no bedroom
• 1321 bedroom
• 2,4112 bedrooms
• 9,1943 bedrooms
• 2,4174 bedrooms
• 5075+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 139no bedroom
• 6451 bedroom
• 2,8472 bedrooms
• 2,4433 bedrooms
• 2874 bedrooms
• 335+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 692no vehicle
• 3,9101 vehicle
• 5,3232 vehicles
• 3,1943 vehicles
• 1,2734 vehicles
• 4575+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,132no vehicle
• 3,5681 vehicle
• 1,2162 vehicles
• 3693 vehicles
• 874 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

88.6% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 39,996
• Other state: 15,829
• Northeast: 2,891
• Midwest: 1,784
• South: 10,441
• West: 769

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,391
• Number of aged recipients: 125
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,266
• Number of recipients under 18: 228
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 890
• Number of recipients older than 64: 273
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 575
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 620

Cherokee County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"