Cherokee County, SC

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US Senator
N/ALindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
N/ATim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
0.248% 1-year increase
2024 Median Property Value
$142,000
5.03% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cherokee County, SC 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.

97.9% of the residents in Cherokee County, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cherokee County, SC was $142,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

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Population & Diversity

Cherokee County, SC is home to a population of N/A people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Cherokee County, SC residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%
2024 Citizenship
97.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Cherokee County, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cherokee County, SC was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% 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 13.4%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.4%), followed by Other (0.595%).

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing the state of South Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

2024 Election Results
  1. N/ADonald J. Trump (58.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. N/AKamala Harris (40.4%)
    Democratic Party
  3. N/AOther (0.595%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.4%), followed by Other (0.595%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from South Carolina

N/ALindsey Graham
Senator from South Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2003
N/ATim Scott
Senator from South Carolina3
Assumed office on January 2, 2013
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing South Carolina.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cherokee County, SC was $142,000 in 2024, which is 0.427 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,200 to $142,000, a 5.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Cherokee County, SC is 73.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cherokee County, SC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.77%.

Housing

Property

$142,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,173
$16,290
Median Property Taxes
±$888

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cherokee County, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cherokee County, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.8%
Homeownership
2024
68%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.8% of the housing units in Cherokee County, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cherokee County, SC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.77%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 23.5% of the children was living in poverty in Cherokee County, SC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.5%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 390 in Cherokee County, SC. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 3.19 per 100,000 population.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Cherokee County, SC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.5% in Cherokee County, SC.

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