Cherokee County vs. O'Brien County
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Cherokee County (IA) O'Brien County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11,321 13,753
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -6.2% -4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 12,067 14,398
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 24.0% 20.7%
Female persons, percent 49.7% 49.8%
White alone, percent 96.5% 96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 1.1% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 93.0% 91.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 923 1,002
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.0% 2.6%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.1% 71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $95,200 $111,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $943 $991
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $388 $404
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $551 $586
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.8% 16.3%
Households, 2014-2018 5,337 6,031
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.06 2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.9% 87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.1% 4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.0% 85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.3% 76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.6% 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.4% 19.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.9% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.0% 5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.3% 68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.1% 60.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 64,053 82,445
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 200,999 776,706
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 145,554 204,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,184 $14,429
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 16.3 16.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,658 $53,045
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,667 $29,901
Persons in poverty, percent 9.4% 9.1%
All firms, 2012 1,235 1,525
Men-owned firms, 2012 650 724
Women-owned firms, 2012 434 533
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,159 1,452
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 108 101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,025 1,361
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
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 0.0% 21.5%
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cherokee county (IA) and O'Brien county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.