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Cherokee, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Cherokee is a Census city of 1,509 people across 2.04 square miles of land, in Alfalfa County. Median household income is $58,860, 71.0 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 area2.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land739
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlfalfa 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
- Population1,509
- Median age43.6
- Population under 18322 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over317
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent
- Households683
- Family households452
- Share of households that are families66.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
Income and work in Cherokee
- Median household income$58,860
- Per capita income$34,517
- Civilian labor force737
- Employed692
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over1,073
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cherokee
Housing in Cherokee
- Housing units897
- Occupied units683
- Vacant units214 plus or minus 71
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied485
- Renter occupied198 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate71.0 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,600 plus or minus $20,381
- Median gross rent, monthly$824
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units777
- Share single family86.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more53 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more5.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes67 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1949
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 commute657
- Commuting under 15 minutes331 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more156 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone85.2 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
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 number400006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/82
The City of Cherokee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400006 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.
Alfalfa County, not Cherokee
Alfalfa County context, not Cherokee figures
- Establishments in Alfalfa County121
- Covered employment, Alfalfa County1,202
- Average annual pay, Alfalfa County$50,949
- Housing units permitted, Alfalfa County0
Every figure in this section is published for Alfalfa 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.
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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, Oklahoma?
1,509, in 683 households. Cherokee city covers 2.04 square miles of land, which is 739 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?
Alfalfa 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?
$58,860. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,600. Median gross rent is $824 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 400006, 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 Alfalfa 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.
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