Cherokee County vs. Sequoyah County

	Cherokee County (OK)	Sequoyah County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	48,675	41,179
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	46,982	42,439
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	46,987	42,391
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.7%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	50.8%
White alone, percent	51.8%	65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	36.3%	22.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	9.6%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.3%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.3%	62.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,418	3,194
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,287	19,355
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.5%	71.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$115,900	$94,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,018	$938
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$324	$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$635	$667
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.7%	8.0%
Building permits, 2018	103	73
Households, 2014-2018	16,507	15,376
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.83	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.9%	4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.0%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.1%	66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.2%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.0%	13.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	17.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	24.4%	20.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	51.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.9%	48.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	244,742	105,354
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	390,596	387,675
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,112	$9,365
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.6	25.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,936	$38,328
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,575	$20,020
Persons in poverty, percent	21.0%	18.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	744	581
Total employment, 2017	9,447	7,096
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	288,931	170,420
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	-3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,891	2,867
All firms, 2012	3,625	3,104
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,893	1,660
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,216	913
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,352	862
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,070	2,088
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	415	209
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,940	2,765
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.1%	16.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.5%	23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	62.7	63.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	749.41	673.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cherokee county (OK) and Sequoyah county (OK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.