Demographics of Cherokee County, Alabama

Cherokee County, Alabama had 26,413 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,435 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cherokee County, in four figures

26,413
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,435 people.; 47.5 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,863 ±$4,463
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cherokee County, Alabama's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cherokee County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cherokee County, Alabama's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cherokee County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,978	100.0	100.0
2021	25,056	100.3	100.2
2022	25,318	101.4	100.7
2023	25,650	102.7	101.6
2024	26,088	104.4	102.5
2025	26,413	105.7	103.1

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Population of Cherokee County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	24,978	−3	−60	0	+58
2021	25,056	+78	−184	+7	+250
2022	25,318	+262	−229	+14	+467
2023	25,650	+332	−213	+36	+499
2024	26,088	+438	−204	+42	+585
2025	26,413	+325	−213	+26	+511

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.5 ±0.8: for men 46.6 ±1.1 and for women 48.1 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cherokee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,180 ±66	4.6% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,546 ±351	13.9% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,698 ±194	6.7% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,598 ±301	22.0% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,201 ±384	28.3% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,220 ±460	24.4% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,863 ±$4,463, and income per person $32,884 ±$2,050, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cherokee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,046 ±310	20.1% ±2.9	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,638 ±425	25.9% ±4.0	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,094 ±312	20.5% ±3.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,140 ±199	11.2% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,163 ±205	11.4% ±2.0	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	554 ±165	5.4% ±1.6	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	557 ±175	5.5% ±1.7	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cherokee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	3,707 ±602	14.8% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	799 ±227	17.2% ±4.6	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,849 ±377	14.9% ±3.0	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,059 ±278	13.1% ±3.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cherokee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cherokee County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	14,702 ±44	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	69.3% ±2.7	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	30.7% ±2.7	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±2.5	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±2.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$179,700 ±$15,464	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$762 ±$63	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cherokee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	469 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,997 ±145	90.4% ±0.6	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	964 ±203	3.8% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 121	0% to 0.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 72	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	897 ±246	3.5% ±1.0	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cherokee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	12,714 ±843	50.0% ±3.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,157 ±860	47.8% ±3.4	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 85	0.1% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	521 ±206	2.0% ±0.8	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	84 to 318	0.3% to 1.2%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	128 to 512	0.5% to 2.0%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cherokee County among the counties of Alabama

40th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Cherokee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%
Franklin County	32,449	+1.1%
Marion County	29,097	−0.3%
Geneva County	27,554	+3.2%
Cherokee County	26,413	+5.7%
Barbour County	24,607	−1.4%
Winston County	23,829	+1.4%
Randolph County	23,163	+4.8%
Bibb County	22,262	+0.4%
Clarke County	22,014	−4.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026