Cherryville, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

6,226

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.796% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

17.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,625

20.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$232,100

Population & Diversity

Cherryville, NC is home to a population of 6.23k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.932% of Cherryville, NC residents were born outside of the country (58 people).

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.33k people) in Cherryville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 477 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 221 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Cherryville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cherryville, NC was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cherryville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cherryville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.33k ± 284
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
477 ± 203
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
221 ± 168

5.62%

Hispanic Population

350 people

5.62% of the people in Cherryville, NC are hispanic (350 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cherryville, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

0.932%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

0.829%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

51 people

As of 2024, 0.932% of Cherryville, NC residents (58 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cherryville, NC was 0.829%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cherryville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
72 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
69 ± 73
Korea
28 ± 31

Cherryville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cherryville, NC.

Economy

The economy of Cherryville, NC employs 2.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cherryville, NC were Retail Trade (388 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (371 people), and Manufacturing (370 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($210,143), Construction ($76,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,174).

Employment

Occupations

2.63k

2024 Value

± 384

3.71%

1 Year growth

± 20%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cherryville, NC grew at a rate of 3.71%, from 2.54k employees to 2.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherryville, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (353 people), Management Occupations (269 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherryville, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.63k

2024 Value

± 384

3.71%

1 Year growth

± 20%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cherryville, NC grew at a rate of 3.71%, from 2.54k employees to 2.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cherryville, NC, are Retail Trade (388 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (371 people), and Manufacturing (370 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cherryville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Cherryville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,250

Median earning men ± $19,507

$38,672

Median earning women ± $2,792

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($110,035), Construction ($83,281), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,464).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,629), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,375), and Manufacturing ($44,235).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cherryville, NC was $232,100 in 2024, which is 0.698 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $198,000 to $232,100, a 17.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Cherryville, NC is 69.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cherryville, NC have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cherryville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$232,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,000

$1,614

Median Property Taxes

±$259

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 Cherryville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.7%

Homeownership

2024

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.7% of the housing units in Cherryville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cherryville, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$70,625

Median Household Income

± $12,400

2.32k

Number of Households

± 336

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.32k households in Cherryville, NC grew to $70,625 from the previous year's value of $58,701.

The following chart displays the households in Cherryville, NC 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cherryville, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.1%)
Carpooled (9.21%)
Worked At Home (5.47%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in Cherryville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.21%) and those who worked at home (5.47%).

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

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherryville, NC have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.89% of the workforce in Cherryville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherryville, NC (749 out of 6.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cherryville, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

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

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

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