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Cherokee, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Cherokee is a Census city of 699 people across 0.72 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $56,154, 76.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cherokee
What Cherokee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land976 plus or minus 272
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrawford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
How many people live in Cherokee
- Population699 plus or minus 195
- Median age35.5
- Population under 18191 plus or minus 71
- Share under 1827.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over109 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households272 plus or minus 63
- Family households157 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families57.7 percent plus or minus 11.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
Income and work in Cherokee
- Median household income$56,154
- Per capita income$25,425
- Civilian labor force352 plus or minus 99
- Employed329 plus or minus 94
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over443 plus or minus 100
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
Housing in Cherokee
- Housing units337 plus or minus 71
- Occupied units272 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied207 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate76.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,300 plus or minus $21,178
- Median gross rent, monthly$725 plus or minus $314
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units249 plus or minus 62
- Share single family73.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more4.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
How Cherokee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute299 plus or minus 86
- Commuting under 15 minutes75 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Drove alone73.8 percent
- Carpooled13.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
Flood risk in Cherokee
- NFIP communityCity of Cherokee
- NFIP community number200479
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/27/26(>)
The City of Cherokee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200479 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Crawford County, not Cherokee
Crawford County context, not Cherokee figures
- Establishments in Crawford County901
- Covered employment, Crawford County17,354
- Average annual pay, Crawford County$45,212
- Housing units permitted, Crawford County62
Every figure in this section is published for Crawford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cherokee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cherokee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cherokee, Kansas?
699, in 272 households. Cherokee city covers 0.72 square miles of land, which is 976 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cherokee in?
Crawford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cherokee?
$56,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,300. Median gross rent is $725 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cherokee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cherokee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cherokee, city of, community 200479, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cherokee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crawford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cherokee.
Is zoning published for Cherokee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.