Cherokee

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Cherokee.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Cherokee	County	20,170	24,298	27,444	28,774	30,373	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Cherokee.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Andrews	Town	Cherokee	1,764	1,747	1,776	1,664	1,762	→
Murphy	Town	Cherokee	1,555	1,603	1,611	1,609	1,693	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	14,121
Females	14,653

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	4,723
18-64 years	15,300
65+ years	8,751

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,663
70-79 years	4,303
60-69 years	5,455
50-59 years	4,100
40-49 years	3,098
30-39 years	2,548
20-29 years	2,365
10-19 years	2,835
0-9 years	2,407

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	28,774

»Race« (C 2020)
White	25,640
Black/African American	381
Indigenous	436
Asian	158
Some other	327
2 or more	1,832

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	899
Other	27,875