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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cherokee is $16,364, which is much lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cherokee median household income is $35,625, which has grown by 22.49% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cherokee residents spend 24.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #588

Cherokee, KS	16,364 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cherokee, KS	28,583 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cherokee, KS	32,045 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cherokee, KS	20,234 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #487

Cherokee, KS	35,625 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cherokee, KS	40,903 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #416

Cherokee, KS	22.49%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cherokee, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.05%	$4,103, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.49%	$16,257, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.38%	$0, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.45%	$11,689, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cherokee, KS	49,231 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cherokee, KS	51,269 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cherokee, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$35,000, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$45,000, see rank	$39,779	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cherokee, KS	Kansas	U.S.
25 to 44	$45,417, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,500, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$24,167, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cherokee, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	482, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	203, 42.12%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	148, 72.91%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 2.96%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	142, 69.95%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	132, 92.96%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 7.04%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	55, 27.09%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	279, 57.88%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	151, 54.12%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	151, 54.12%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	151, 100.00%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	128, 45.88%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cherokee, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	289, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	227, 78.55%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	32, 11.07%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 5.54%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 4.84%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cherokee, KS	24.3 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cherokee, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	283	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	132, 46.64%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15, 11.36%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27, 20.45%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 5.30%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 1.52%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 10.61%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 33.33%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	151, 53.36%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 31.79%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	40, 26.49%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 20.53%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 9.27%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 8.61%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cherokee, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	283, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 2.12%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	20, 7.07%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30, 10.60%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.71%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13, 4.59%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 9.89%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	5, 1.77%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3, 1.06%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19, 6.71%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	137, 48.41%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 1.41%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	12, 4.24%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 1.41%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cherokee, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	119	18.03%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	23	14.02%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.