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Cherokee County School District

Cherokee County School District is a unified school district in Alabama with a community population of 25,443. The median household income is $53,863 and the median age is 47.5.

25,443

Population

46

People / sq mi

$53,863

Median Income

47.5

Median Age

Cherokee County School District covers 554 sq mi of land at 46.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White90.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian54.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$53,863

Median Household Income

$32,884

Per Capita Income

11.1%

Poverty Rate

1.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$179,700

Median Home Value

$762

Median Rent

81.1%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

82.4%

High School+

16.5%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cherokee County School District serves a community with a population of 25,443 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Alabama.

The median household income in Cherokee County School District is $53,863, with a per capita income of $32,884. The poverty rate is 11.1%.

Cherokee County School District is 90.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 54.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Cherokee County School District, 82.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 16.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Cherokee County School District is $179,700, with a median rent of $762. The homeownership rate is 81.1%.

Data for Cherokee County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0100630).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.