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Cherokee Independent School District

Cherokee Independent School District is a unified school district in Texas with a community population of 557. The median household income is $46,058 and the median age is 45.1.

557

Population

2

People / sq mi

$46,058

Median Income

45.1

Median Age

Cherokee Independent School District covers 241 sq mi of land at 2.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White84.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian45.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$46,058

Median Household Income

$31,977

Per Capita Income

8.3%

Poverty Rate

3.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$142,200

Median Home Value

$975

Median Rent

76.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

91.7%

High School+

10.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cherokee Independent School District serves a community with a population of 557 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Texas.

The median household income in Cherokee Independent School District is $46,058, with a per capita income of $31,977. The poverty rate is 8.3%.

Cherokee Independent School District is 84.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 45.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Cherokee Independent School District, 91.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 10.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Cherokee Independent School District is $142,200, with a median rent of $975. The homeownership rate is 76.6%.

Data for Cherokee Independent School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4813740).

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.

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