Cherokee County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 40,74070.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,85018.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,8655.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,5304.4%Two or more races
  • 5511.0%Some other race alone
  • 1240.2%Asian alone
  • 560.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 103
• Burglaries: 290
• Thefts: 461
• Auto thefts: 137

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 76
• Burglaries: 183
• Thefts: 367
• 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 2021: $650 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $473 (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: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,368 (32.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7412010 or later
• 1612000 to 2009
• 2721990 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: 15,964
• One, attached: 145
• Two: 421
• 3 or 4: 587
• 5 to 9: 1,077
• 10 to 19: 413
• 20 to 49: 191
• 50 or more: 53
• Mobile homes: 6,105
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 296

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 7,153 (398 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 309 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 404

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.

6.02% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,009 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.22% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,155 average AGI)
2.80% relocated from other states ($20,854 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	2.80%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Spartanburg County, SC	1.95% ($40,838 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, NC	0.53% ($38,113)
from York County, SC	0.40% ($33,063)
from Gaston County, NC	0.28% ($45,571)
from Greenville County, SC	0.27% ($45,434)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.18% ($46,114)
from Rutherford County, NC	0.13% ($37,720)

5.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,272 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.66% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($25,233 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($14,039 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	2.08%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Spartanburg County, SC	2.20% ($42,415 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, NC	0.35% ($38,057)
to Greenville County, SC	0.28% ($33,089)
to York County, SC	0.24% ($38,188)
to Gaston County, NC	0.20% ($32,462)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.14% ($32,185)
to Union County, SC	0.13% ($27,680)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.1

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: 10,036 (3,429 living alone), Female householders: 11,839 (4,883 living alone)

• 8,889 spouses (8,776 opposite-sex spouses), 1,006 unmarried partners, (998 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,739 children (16,411 natural, 663 adopted, 668 stepchildren), 2,062 grandchildren, 1,250 brothers or sisters, 915 parents, 153 foster children, 1,425 other relatives, 1,289 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 798

Size of family households: 6,309 2-persons, 2,991 3-persons, 1,775 4-persons, 1,333 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,309 1-person, 748 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

6,680 married couples with children.
4,243 single-parent households (839 men, 3,404 women).

95.5% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 66% 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
• 712020 or later
• 1,7092010 to 2019
• 3,7212000 to 2009
• 4,2851990 to 1999
• 3,5141980 to 1989
• 4,2081970 to 1979
• 2,3571960 to 1969
• 1,8161950 to 1959
• 1,1431940 to 1949
• 1,5371939 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
• 1641 room
• 342 rooms
• 2263 rooms
• 1,4634 rooms
• 4,4705 rooms
• 3,5826 rooms
• 2,3357 rooms
• 1,7438 rooms
• 1,5409+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 1521 room
• 2622 rooms
• 6453 rooms
• 1,8824 rooms
• 1,5025 rooms
• 8626 rooms
• 4997 rooms
• 2208 rooms
• 2049+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 173no bedroom
• 1661 bedroom
• 2,8652 bedrooms
• 9,8233 bedrooms
• 2,1454 bedrooms
• 4055+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, South Carolina
• 152no bedroom
• 8581 bedroom
• 2,5042 bedrooms
• 2,1733 bedrooms
• 4764 bedrooms
• 565+ 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
• 476no vehicle
• 4,6261 vehicle
• 5,7202 vehicles
• 3,0753 vehicles
• 1,1984 vehicles
• 5595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 843no vehicle
• 3,1471 vehicle
• 1,6102 vehicles
• 4563 vehicles
• 1764 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.8% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 38,962
• Other state: 16,344
• Northeast: 2,287
• Midwest: 1,555
• South: 11,278
• West: 1,106

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+)"