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Cherokee Community School District

Cherokee Community School District is a unified school district in Iowa with a community population of 6,344. The median household income is $66,125 and the median age is 42.5.

6,344

Population

54

People / sq mi

$66,125

Median Income

42.5

Median Age

Cherokee Community School District covers 117 sq mi of land at 54.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White87.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian48.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$66,125

Median Household Income

$39,004

Per Capita Income

8.8%

Poverty Rate

1.8%

Unemployment

Housing

$146,500

Median Home Value

$745

Median Rent

69.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

93.0%

High School+

24.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cherokee Community School District serves a community with a population of 6,344 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Iowa.

The median household income in Cherokee Community School District is $66,125, with a per capita income of $39,004. The poverty rate is 8.8%.

Cherokee Community School District is 87.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 48.7% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Cherokee Community School District, 93.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 24.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Cherokee Community School District is $146,500, with a median rent of $745. The homeownership rate is 69.9%.

Data for Cherokee Community School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1907170).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

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