Cherokee County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 16,43884.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6308.4%Two or more races
  • 6463.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3932.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1570.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 830.4%Some other race alone
  • 540.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 510.3%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $164,225

Here:	$164,225
State:	$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $220,271

Here:	$220,271
State:	$219,178

Mobile homes: $74,994

Here:	$74,994
State:	$74,712

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 33

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 37

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,427 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $997 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Riverton, Weir, Scammon, Lowell, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland.

Neighboring counties: Bollinger County, Missouri , Chautauqua County , Casey County, Kentucky , Harlan County, Kentucky , Rockcastle County, Kentucky , Radford city, Virginia .

Current college students: 781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 153 (55.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 272010 or later
• 882000 to 2009
• 271990 to 1999
• 291980 to 1989
• 631970 to 1979
• 22Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,591
• One, attached: 96
• Two: 365
• 3 or 4: 171
• 5 to 9: 68
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 to 49: 77
• 50 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 751
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 2,602 (138 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 132 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 121

Religion statistics for Cherokee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cherokee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1849: June 25, 2009, FEMA Id: 1849, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.43% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,360 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.78% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($8,272 average AGI)
5.65% relocated from other states ($33,088 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	5.65%
Kansas average:	3.37%

from Jasper County, MO	1.98% ($39,107 average AGI)
from Crawford County, KS	1.00% ($29,662)
from Newton County, MO	0.50% ($38,886)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.48% ($29,235)

6.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,877 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.05% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($12,551 average AGI)
4.68% relocated to other states ($22,326 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	4.68%
Kansas average:	3.62%

to Jasper County, MO	1.88% ($35,227 average AGI)
to Crawford County, KS	1.14% ($46,512)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.80% ($33,018)
to Newton County, MO	0.44% ($29,323)
to Labette County, KS	0.29% ($29,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9

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: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,702 (873 living alone), Female householders: 4,009 (1,408 living alone)

• 3,902 spouses (3,902 opposite-sex spouses), 501 unmarried partners, (456 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,822 children (5,239 natural, 301 adopted, 267 stepchildren), 372 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 251 parents, 7 foster children, 88 other relatives, 485 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 223

Size of family households: 2,691 2-persons, 814 3-persons, 770 4-persons, 318 5-persons, 268 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,291 1-person, 422 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

3,141 married couples with children.
869 single-parent households (342 men, 527 women).

99.1% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $132,318,000 ($6,028 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,385,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,906,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,549,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,471,000
Federal grants: $33,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,066,000 ($1,267,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,142,000

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

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.78 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)

• Year house built in Cherokee County, Kansas
• 92020 or later
• 4032010 to 2019
• 9422000 to 2009
• 8501990 to 1999
• 1,0071980 to 1989
• 1,2271970 to 1979
• 7971960 to 1969
• 7521950 to 1959
• 4401940 to 1949
• 2,7021939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Kansas
• 91 room
• 62 rooms
• 1363 rooms
• 4344 rooms
• 1,1805 rooms
• 1,2846 rooms
• 9977 rooms
• 6668 rooms
• 8639+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas
• 2061 room
• 482 rooms
• 2263 rooms
• 5024 rooms
• 3755 rooms
• 4036 rooms
• 2017 rooms
• 1318 rooms
• 439+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Kansas
• 8no bedroom
• 3291 bedroom
• 1,1372 bedrooms
• 3,1633 bedrooms
• 7094 bedrooms
• 2525+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas
• 208no bedroom
• 3511 bedroom
• 7282 bedrooms
• 7803 bedrooms
• 764 bedrooms
• 55+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 208no vehicle
• 1,2851 vehicle
• 1,8542 vehicles
• 1,4263 vehicles
• 5854 vehicles
• 2235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 393no vehicle
• 9841 vehicle
• 5312 vehicles
• 1373 vehicles
• 724 vehicles
• 275+ vehicles

91.1% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 8,317
• Other state: 10,843
• Northeast: 311
• Midwest: 7,509
• South: 1,976
• West: 920

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 644
• Number of aged recipients: 40
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 604
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 460
• Number of recipients older than 64: 115
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 245
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 276