Cherokee County, Georgia (GA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,834
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 41,503
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,536 (it was 7,992 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 34% |
Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 611 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (18.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.7%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 195,42478.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 27,36210.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 17,1356.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,0022.0%Two or more races
- 4,7381.9%Asian alone
- 7210.3%Some other race alone
- 1100.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 900.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 39.0 years |
Georgia median age: | 37.2 years |
Males: 126,127 | ![]() |
Females: 132,646 | ![]() |

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Cherokee County: | 2.0 people |
Georgia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $86,404 ($60,896 in 1999)
This county: | $86,404 |
Georgia: | $61,980 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $1,102 (lower quartile is $781, upper quartile is $1,408)
This county: | $1102 |
State: | $857 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $288,200 (it was $138,300 in 2000)
Cherokee: | $288,200 |
Georgia: | $202,500 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,611
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $456
Institutionalized population: 917
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
Health of residents in Cherokee County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.71.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
36.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
52.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1902 buildings, average cost: $97,100
- 1998: 2769 buildings, average cost: $102,200
- 1999: 2792 buildings, average cost: $108,400
- 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
- 2007: 2212 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2008: 908 buildings, average cost: $165,600
- 2009: 407 buildings, average cost: $165,100
- 2010: 449 buildings, average cost: $173,600
- 2011: 439 buildings, average cost: $222,900
- 2012: 741 buildings, average cost: $255,600
- 2013: 1403 buildings, average cost: $241,000
- 2014: 1576 buildings, average cost: $229,300
- 2015: 1847 buildings, average cost: $245,100
- 2016: 2100 buildings, average cost: $300,100
- 2017: 2284 buildings, average cost: $280,500
- 2018: 2236 buildings, average cost: $293,200
- 2019: 2172 buildings, average cost: $287,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,310 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,386 (0.5%)
Cherokee County: | 6.8% |
Georgia: | 13.3% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 39.0 years old
(Males: 38.5 years old, Females: 40.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.9 years old, Black residents: 32.6 years old, American Indian residents: 25.6 years old, Asian residents: 36.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.3 years old, Other race residents: 34.0 years old)
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, Lathemtown, Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Waleska.
Neighboring counties: Banks County , Darlington County, South Carolina
, Cobb County
, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
, Lincoln County
, White County
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Here: | 3.5% |
Georgia: | 5.4% |
Current college students: 5,781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 25,133 (47.9% naturalized citizens)
Cherokee County: | 9.7% |
Whole state: | 10.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,3602010 or later
- 7,2032000 to 2009
- 5,1851990 to 1999
- 1,8281980 to 1989
- 8031970 to 1979
- 935Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 78,189
- One, attached: 4,877
- Two: 1,036
- 3 or 4: 994
- 5 to 9: 1,338
- 10 to 19: 3,216
- 20 to 49: 1,948
- 50 or more: 1,846
- Mobile homes: 4,049
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 51,547 (1,408 second mortgage, 4,976 home equity loan, 505 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,804
Here: | 75.0% with mortgage |
State: | 64.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cherokee County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 60,308 | 110 |
Mainline Protestant | 17,177 | 28 |
Catholic | 9,617 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 2,427 | 5 |
Other | 1,861 | 8 |
Orthodox | 60 | 1 |
None | 122,896 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cherokee County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Cherokee County: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.07 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Cherokee County: | 7.5% |
Georgia: | 10.4% |
Cherokee County: | 23.3% |
State: | 27.8% |
Here: | 16.8% |
State: | 14.6% |
Agriculture in Cherokee County:
Average size of farms: 60 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84,134
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: $74,064
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21,227
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
Earthquake activity:
Cherokee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 116.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 113.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 168.7 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
- Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1858: September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding, Incident Period: March 27, 1994 to April 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1020: March 31, 1994, FEMA Id: 1020, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cherokee County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55,387 (69.8%)
- Carpooled: 8,378 (10.6%)
- Bus: 52 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 45 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,191 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 147 (0.2%)
- Walked: 958 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 14,767 (18.6%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care and social assistance (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (24%)
- Guatemala (12%)
- Colombia (6%)
- India (4%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Canada (3%)
- Dominican Republic (3%)
- American (17%)
- English (10%)
- Irish (7%)
- German (6%)
- European (4%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2000:
- 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
People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2010:
- 553 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 396 people in college/university student housing
- 313 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 47 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 43 people in group homes intended for adults
- 27 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in correctional residential facilities
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults
9.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($70,524 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.75% |
Georgia average: | 9.49% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 0.03% Georgia average: 0.08%
6.72% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($47,678 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($22,660 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 3.00% Georgia average: 3.60%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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from Fulton County, GA | ![]() |
from Gwinnett County, GA | ![]() |
from Forsyth County, GA | ![]() |
from DeKalb County, GA | ![]() |
from Bartow County, GA | ![]() |
from Pickens County, GA | ![]() |
7.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($63,671 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.94% |
Georgia average: | 9.04% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 0.03% Georgia average: 0.08%
5.42% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($41,422 average AGI)
2.49% relocated to other states ($21,916 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 2.49% Georgia average: 3.12%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Cobb County, GA | ![]() |
to Fulton County, GA | ![]() |
to Bartow County, GA | ![]() |
to Pickens County, GA | ![]() |
to Gwinnett County, GA | ![]() |
to Forsyth County, GA | ![]() |
to Paulding County, GA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.8
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 under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,010 (15,383 aged, 2,627 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 9,831 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cherokee County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,536)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,134)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,111)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (835)
- Unspecified dementia (811)
- Congestive heart failure (672)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (656)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (593)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (480)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (423)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,075
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 48
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,433
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,654
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 523
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
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.
- Firearm - 65.9
- Suffocation - 18.0
- Other - 18.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 258,773- Male householders: 51,107 (8,627 living alone), Female householders: 42,334 (11,887 living alone)
57,294 spouses (56,588 opposite-sex spouses), 2,413 unmarried partners, (2,413 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 80,294 children (72,259 natural, 2,793 adopted, 5,242 stepchildren), 5,877 grandchildren, 2,536 brothers or sisters, 3,205 parents, 432 foster children, 5,037 other relatives, 6,544 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,700
Size of family households: 30,920 2-persons, 14,434 3-persons, 12,578 4-persons, 6,119 5-persons, 3,044 6-persons, 2,162 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 20,514 1-person, 2,579 2-persons, 981 3-persons, 110 4-persons.
49,128 married couples with children.
6,764 single-parent households (3,046 men, 3,718 women).
87.3% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $390,846,000 ($2,237 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: 14,336Here: | 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 |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.25 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Here: | 7.3 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Cherokee County, Georgia
- 12,4012014 or later
- 4,8322010 to 2013
- 28,1342000 to 2009
- 20,9961990 to 1999
- 16,2021980 to 1989
- 7,5451970 to 1979
- 3,4441960 to 1969
- 1,2981950 to 1959
- 1,3381940 to 1949
- 1,3031939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia
- 691 room
- 02 rooms
- 2163 rooms
- 3,0144 rooms
- 8,6985 rooms
- 12,5116 rooms
- 12,5077 rooms
- 9,3818 rooms
- 22,9559+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
- 3041 room
- 6712 rooms
- 3,9283 rooms
- 7,1354 rooms
- 4,3595 rooms
- 3,6676 rooms
- 1,9647 rooms
- 4408 rooms
- 1,6229+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Georgia
- 69no bedroom
- 4171 bedroom
- 5,0112 bedrooms
- 29,7573 bedrooms
- 21,2424 bedrooms
- 12,8555+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Georgia
- 304no bedroom
- 3,4251 bedroom
- 8,6422 bedrooms
- 7,9013 bedrooms
- 3,6144 bedrooms
- 2045+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,472no vehicle
- 12,9841 vehicle
- 31,9722 vehicles
- 15,5393 vehicles
- 5,1334 vehicles
- 2,2515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,772no vehicle
- 8,1331 vehicle
- 11,1102 vehicles
- 1,5343 vehicles
- 4444 vehicles
- 975+ vehicles
87.9% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.
Cherokee County: | 87.9% |
State average: | 84.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 118,324
- Other state: 113,582
- Northeast: 25,638
- Midwest: 25,473
- South: 49,765
- West: 12,706
- 73.0%Utility gas
- 20.2%Electricity
- 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 56.3%Electricity
- 40.0%Utility gas
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.8% |
Georgia: | 9.6% |
Here: | 12.5% |
Georgia: | 9.9% |
Here: | 23.7% |
Georgia: | 17.3% |
Cherokee County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
- Charges - Other: $18,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
Health - Other: $2,459,000
General - Other: $959,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Financial Administration: $41,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
- Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
Police Protection: $22,927,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
General - Other: $8,909,000
Financial Administration: $8,041,000
General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
Regular Highways: $4,144,000
Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
Libraries: $3,272,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Housing and Community Development: $745,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $384,000
Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
Air Transportation: $120,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $819,000
Housing and Community Development: $812,000
Public Welfare: $428,000
General Local Government Support: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
Other - Health - Other: $206,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,382,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
Interest Earnings: $882,000
Rents: $617,000
Sale of Property: $390,000
Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
Police Protection: $1,046,000
Regular Highways: $676,000
Parks and Recreation: $363,000
General - Other: $240,000
Financial Administration: $168,000
Health - Other: $146,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
General Public Building: $110,000
Correctional Institutions: $73,000
Central Staff Services: $65,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $345,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,706,000
General Local Government Support: $828,000
Public Welfare: $354,000
- Tax - Property: $84,051,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
Other License: $2,419,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
Other: $375,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
Other Selective Sales: $214,000
Cherokee County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
- Charges - Other: $18,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
Health - Other: $2,459,000
General - Other: $959,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Financial Administration: $41,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
- Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
Police Protection: $22,927,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
General - Other: $8,909,000
Financial Administration: $8,041,000
General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
Regular Highways: $4,144,000
Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
Libraries: $3,272,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Housing and Community Development: $745,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $384,000
Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
Air Transportation: $120,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $819,000
Housing and Community Development: $812,000
Public Welfare: $428,000
General Local Government Support: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
Other - Health - Other: $206,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,382,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
Interest Earnings: $882,000
Rents: $617,000
Sale of Property: $390,000
Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
Police Protection: $1,046,000
Regular Highways: $676,000
Parks and Recreation: $363,000
General - Other: $240,000
Financial Administration: $168,000
Health - Other: $146,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
General Public Building: $110,000
Correctional Institutions: $73,000
Central Staff Services: $65,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $345,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,706,000
General Local Government Support: $828,000
Public Welfare: $354,000
- Tax - Property: $84,051,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
Other License: $2,419,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
Other: $375,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
Other Selective Sales: $214,000
Cherokee County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
- Charges - Other: $18,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
Health - Other: $2,459,000
General - Other: $959,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Financial Administration: $41,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
- Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
Police Protection: $22,927,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
General - Other: $8,909,000
Financial Administration: $8,041,000
General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
Regular Highways: $4,144,000
Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
Libraries: $3,272,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Housing and Community Development: $745,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $384,000
Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
Air Transportation: $120,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $819,000
Housing and Community Development: $812,000
Public Welfare: $428,000
General Local Government Support: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
Other - Health - Other: $206,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,382,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
Interest Earnings: $882,000
Rents: $617,000
Sale of Property: $390,000
Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
Police Protection: $1,046,000
Regular Highways: $676,000
Parks and Recreation: $363,000
General - Other: $240,000
Financial Administration: $168,000
Health - Other: $146,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
General Public Building: $110,000
Correctional Institutions: $73,000
Central Staff Services: $65,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $345,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,706,000
General Local Government Support: $828,000
Public Welfare: $354,000
- Tax - Property: $84,051,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
Other License: $2,419,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
Other: $375,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
Other Selective Sales: $214,000
Cherokee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,662,000
- Charges - Other: $18,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,667,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,456,000
Air Transportation: $94,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $14,725,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,873,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,662,000
Health - Other: $2,459,000
General - Other: $959,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Financial Administration: $41,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
- Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $25,106,000
Police Protection: $22,927,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,849,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,333,000
General - Other: $8,909,000
Financial Administration: $8,041,000
General Public Buildings: $4,503,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,374,000
Regular Highways: $4,144,000
Central Staff Services: $3,497,000
Libraries: $3,272,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Housing and Community Development: $745,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $384,000
Public Welfare - Other: $258,000
Air Transportation: $120,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $819,000
Housing and Community Development: $812,000
Public Welfare: $428,000
General Local Government Support: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,539,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,813,000
Other - Libraries: $3,272,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $390,000
Other - Health - Other: $206,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $100,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $85,000
Other - Air Transportation: $72,000
Other - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,382,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,830,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,100,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,730,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,600,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,738,000
Interest Earnings: $882,000
Rents: $617,000
Sale of Property: $390,000
Donations From Private Sources: $379,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $2,712,000
Police Protection: $1,046,000
Regular Highways: $676,000
Parks and Recreation: $363,000
General - Other: $240,000
Financial Administration: $168,000
Health - Other: $146,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
General Public Building: $110,000
Correctional Institutions: $73,000
Central Staff Services: $65,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,663,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $345,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,706,000
General Local Government Support: $828,000
Public Welfare: $354,000
- Tax - Property: $84,051,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,606,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $9,301,000
Other License: $2,419,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,316,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,090,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $653,000
Other: $375,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $259,000
Other Selective Sales: $214,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,282
- Number of aged recipients: 203
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,079
- Number of recipients under 18: 180
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 769
- Number of recipients older than 64: 333
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 449
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 529
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,462 | $171,746 | 1,139 | $200,808 | 5,800 | $198,275 | 160 | $79,538 | 3 | $3,299,333 | 499 | $186,038 | 31 | $64,323 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 52 | $169,346 | 87 | $228,839 | 483 | $201,694 | 35 | $73,486 | 0 | $0 | 32 | $143,500 | 5 | $57,200 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 167 | $175,084 | 178 | $192,022 | 2,134 | $205,212 | 153 | $43,176 | 0 | $0 | 137 | $168,708 | 26 | $57,423 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 208 | $165,668 | 149 | $230,054 | 1,627 | $203,757 | 55 | $88,145 | 0 | $0 | 60 | $161,617 | 7 | $95,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 38 | $154,947 | 37 | $204,270 | 413 | $211,748 | 8 | $76,625 | 0 | $0 | 21 | $150,667 | 1 | $110,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 225 | $222,996 | 237 | $222,629 | 3 | $182,667 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 59 | $216,305 | 111 | $230,847 | 4 | $231,250 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 27 | $205,630 | 54 | $240,944 | 1 | $143,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 6 | $230,000 | 36 | $210,028 | 1 | $404,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 10 | $256,100 | 4 | $182,250 | 3 | $273,333 |
Most common first names in Cherokee County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 463 | 71.4 years |
William | 392 | 73.9 years |
John | 372 | 74.9 years |
Mary | 345 | 79.0 years |
Robert | 227 | 70.3 years |
Charles | 166 | 70.8 years |
George | 153 | 75.1 years |
Thomas | 121 | 73.7 years |
Ruby | 112 | 78.9 years |
Ruth | 110 | 79.8 years |
Most common last names in Cherokee County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 207 | 76.0 years |
Johnson | 117 | 73.1 years |
Jones | 97 | 71.6 years |
Williams | 85 | 74.4 years |
Fowler | 75 | 75.6 years |
Davis | 73 | 74.3 years |
Cantrell | 68 | 76.0 years |
Brown | 66 | 74.3 years |
Reece | 65 | 73.7 years |
Edwards | 63 | 74.4 years |
Businesses in Cherokee County, GA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AMF Bowling | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
AT&T | 9 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Arby's | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
AutoZone | 3 | McDonald's | 9 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 15 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 5 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
CVS | 3 | Outback | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Panda Express | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 4 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Curves | 3 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
DHL | 4 | Publix Super Markets | 9 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Discount Tire | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
DressBarn | 2 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 3 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
FedEx | 22 | Sears | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 6 | Starbucks | 7 | |
GameStop | 4 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Suburban | 1 | |
H&R Block | 5 | Subway | 14 | |
Hardee's | 2 | T-Mobile | 7 | |
Hilton | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
Home Depot | 3 | Target | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
IHOP | 2 | U-Haul | 14 | |
InTown Suites | 1 | UPS | 23 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Vans | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
KFC | 3 | Waffle House | 6 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 4 | |
Kohl's | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Kroger | 6 | Wendy's | 8 | |
LA Fitness | 1 | YMCA | 2 |
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- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"