Cherryville, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

6,154

0.671% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$198,000

11% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,535

3.9% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Cherryville, NC had a population of 6.15k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cherryville, NC grew from 6,113 to 6,154, a 0.671% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cherryville, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (88%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.65%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.5%), White (Hispanic) (1.06%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Cherryville, NC 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.

99.4% of the residents in Cherryville, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Cherryville, NC was $198,000, and the homeownership rate was 67.7%.

Most people in Cherryville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cherryville, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cherryville, NC is home to a population of 6.15k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Cherryville, NC residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.41k people) in Cherryville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 348 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 154 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Cherryville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Cherryville, NC was 99.1%, 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)
5.41k ± 225
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
348 ± 142
Two+ (Hispanic)
154 ± 142

5.48%

Hispanic Population

337 people

5.48% of the people in Cherryville, NC are hispanic (337 people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Economy

The economy of Cherryville, NC employs 2.54k people. The largest industries in Cherryville, NC are Retail Trade (388 people), Educational Services (346 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (342 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($69,167), Public Administration ($60,469), and Wholesale Trade ($58,182).

Employment

Occupations

2.54k

2023 Value

± 372

−3.9%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cherryville, NC declined at a rate of −3.9%, from 2.64k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherryville, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (342 people), Management Occupations (279 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (244 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherryville, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.54k

2023 Value

± 372

−3.9%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cherryville, NC declined at a rate of −3.9%, from 2.64k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cherryville, NC, are Retail Trade (388 people), Educational Services (346 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (342 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.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% 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 10.9%.

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

Education

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 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

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

The median property value in Cherryville, NC was $198,000 in 2023, which is 0.653 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $178,300 to $198,000, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Cherryville, NC is 67.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Cherryville, NC have an average commute time of 28.4 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

$198,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$29,194

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Cherryville, NC 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

2.42k

Number of Households

± 339

In N/A, the median household income of the 2.42k households in Cherryville, NC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (4.1%)

In 2023, 82.9% of workers in Cherryville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (4.1%).

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

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherryville, NC have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.498% 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

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherryville, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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
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

93.2% of the population of Cherryville, NC has health coverage, with 51% on employee plans, 18.3% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.234% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.76%

Uninsured

51%

Employer Coverage

18.3%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

0.234%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cherryville, NC grew by 10.3% from 6.13% to 6.76%.

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

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