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People QuickFacts Cherokee County Oklahoma
 Population, 2000 42,521 3,450,654
 Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 24.9% 9.7%
 White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 56.4% 76.2%
 Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 7.6%
 American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 32.4% 7.9%
 Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 1.4%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1%
 Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 2.1% 2.4%
 Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 7.6% 4.5%
 Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.3% 25.9%
 Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 4.1% 5.2%
 High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 14,437 1,488,463
 College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,357 354,969
 Homeownership rate, 1990 68.2% 68.1%
 Single family homes, number 1990 10,303 1,037,871
 Households, 1990 12,682 1,207,235
 Persons per household, 1990 2.58 2.53
 Family households, 1990 9,249 863,810
 Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $24,399 $30,002
 Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 23.6% 16.3%
 Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 33.0% 23.7%

Business QuickFacts Cherokee County Oklahoma
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 671 84,881
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 1998 6,403 1,167,709
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 34.5% 24.1%
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 1997 2,129 213,146
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA 37,453,197
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 235,026 27,065,555
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,112 $8,166
Minority-owned firms definition and source info Minority-owned firms, 1992 110 12,865
Women-owned firms definition and source info Women-owned firms, 1992 668 82,894
Housing units authorized by building permits definition and source info Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 22 14,182
Federal funds and grants definition and source info Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 227,005 19,188,706
Local government employment - full-time equivalent definition and source info Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,615 129,462

Geography QuickFacts Cherokee County Oklahoma
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 751 68,667
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 56.6 50.3
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan Area None  

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments

Last Revised: Wednesday, 09-May-2001 12:21:55 EDT

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Note: Information does not include Northeastern State University with enrollment of over 9,000.

Subject

All ages

18 years and over

Number

Percent

Number

Percent
         
  RACE        
         
       Total population 14,458 100.0 11,244 100.0
  One race 13,456 93.1 10,621 94.5
       White 8,532 59.0 7,141 63.5
       Black or African American 366 2.5 306 2.7
       American Indian and Alaska Native 3,884 26.9 2,734 24.3
       Asian 76 0.5 57 0.5
       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0 4 0.0
       Some other race 593 4.1 379 3.4
  Two or more races 1,002 6.9 623 5.5
         
  HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE        
         
       Total population 14,458 100.0 11,244 100.0
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,049 7.3 645 5.7
  Not Hispanic or Latino 13,409 92.7 10,599 94.3
    One race 12,485 86.4 10,012 89.0
       White 8,238 57.0 6,947 61.8
       Black or African American 361 2.5 303 2.7
       American Indian and Alaska Native 3,799 26.3 2,700 24.0
       Asian 75 0.5 57 0.5
       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0 4 0.0
       Some other race 7 0.0 1 0.0
    Two or more races 924 6.4 587 5.2


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