Cherokee County, OK

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2022 Population

47,412

0.222% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

36.5

1.39% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$52,410

10.5% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cherokee County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.5%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (31.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (12.7%), White (Hispanic) (2.68%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.06%).

None of the households in Cherokee County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Northeastern State University (1,839 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Cherokee County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Cherokee County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Cherokee County, OK borders Adair County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK, and Wagoner County, OK.

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Economy

The economy of Cherokee County, OK employs 20.4k people. The largest industries in Cherokee County, OK are , and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,875), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($52,019), and Wholesale Trade ($44,821).

Employment

Occupations

20.4k

2022 Value

± 928

2.15%

1 Year growth

± 6.38%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherokee County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,174 people), Management Occupations (1,939 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,775 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherokee County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.4k

2022 Value

± 928

2.15%

1 Year growth

± 6.38%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cherokee County, OK, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cherokee County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Cherokee County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
53
Health Care and Social Assistance
51
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cherokee County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.81%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.81%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cherokee County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Cherokee County, OK are White (1,016 and 56.4%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (326 and 18.1%), Two or More Races (215 and 11.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (90 and 5%).

The largest universities in Cherokee County, OK by number of degrees awarded are Northeastern State University (1,839 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Other Research & Experimental Psychology (149 and NaNk%), General Business Administration & Management (129 and NaNk%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (114 and NaNk%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Cherokee County, OK have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cherokee County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Cherokee County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,410

Median Household Income

± $4,475

N/A

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Cherokee County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cherokee County, OK is from Cherokee County, OK.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cherokee County, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (12.9%)
Worked At Home (5.98%)

In 2022, 75.8% of workers in Cherokee County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (5.98%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherokee County, OK have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Cherokee County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cherokee County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cherokee County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cherokee County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherokee County, OK (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

80.1% of the population of Cherokee County, OK has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 2.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, OK see 1690 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.76% decrease from the previous year (1738 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1536 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 224 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,690 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cherokee County, OK

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, OK see an average of 1,690 patients per year. This represents a 2.76% decrease from the previous year (1,738 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cherokee County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19.9%

Uninsured

36.2%

Employer Coverage

16.7%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

2.79%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cherokee County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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