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  The population of Cherokee county is estimated at 11,404. In 2017 there were 131 births and 169 deaths in Cherokee county. Cherokee county has 1,957 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,990 that are owned free and clear and 1,260 that are renter occupied.


  The good residents of Cherokee County filed 5,630 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.4% of all Iowa filings and 0.004% of the entire nation. Cherokee had a combined total federal tax liability of $38,835,000 on earned income of $313,127,000. Other notable statistics from Cherokee County were 260 unemployment claims which collected a total of $987,000 and 1,060 charitable contributions valued at $4,423,000. 1,020 filings from Cherokee County paid a combined total of $2,393,000 in property taxes and 590 filings paid $2,788,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Cherokee county had 32 religious congregations with an estimated 7,930 members.

19.5% of the Cherokee population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 9.3% have less than a highschool diploma level education.


Approximately 54% of Cherokee County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 181 votes.

At $56,343 the median income is 96.0% of the Iowa average. An estimated 155 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Cherokee, the equivalant of around 2.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 3.6%.


Top 15 Industries in Cherokee County.
Total # EmployedIndustry Job Type
1,109Manufacturing
915Health care and social assistance
658Retail trade
393Transportation and warehousing
344Accommodation and food services
316Food services and drinking places
275Restaurants and other eating places
190Limited-service restaurants
175Finance and insurance
147Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)
137Wholesale trade
123Credit intermediation and related activities
123Depository credit intermediation
120Ambulatory health care services
99Gasoline stations


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