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35616

Cherokee, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,731
Median household income
$48,720
People below poverty
28.7%
Median home value
$100,500

Income

The median income of households in 35616 was $48,720. An estimated 5.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.2
$10,000 to $14,999 8
$15,000 to $24,999 15.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 16.2
$50,000 to $74,999 16.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.9
$100,000 to $149,999 15.4
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3
$200,000 or more 2.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51875
Female 42206

An estimated 63.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,777. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.3
Social Security 41.9
Retirement income 31.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.3
Cash public assistance income 0.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 59.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 59.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.1

In 2020-2024, 23.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 60.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35616 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.4% and public coverage was 50%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.7%.


In 2020-2024, 35616 had a total population of 3,731 - 1,695 (45.4%) females and 2,036 (54.6%) males. The median age was 45.2 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 23.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 25 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35616 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 219 23
5 to 9 92 49
10 to 14 280 99
15 to 19 150 86
20 to 24 71 51
25 to 29 60 69
30 to 34 103 47
35 to 39 74 194
40 to 44 63 129
45 to 49 189 129
50 to 54 176 119
55 to 59 89 57
60 to 64 60 122
65 to 69 144 169
70 to 74 100 144
75 to 79 114 84
80 to 84 6 85
85 and over 46 39

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.8% were White; 14.9% were Black or African American; 14% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 8.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.1% of the people in 35616 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.8% of the people in 35616 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,514 households in 35616. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.1% of the households in 35616 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.3% of all households, while 19.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 10% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 35616, 30.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.1
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.3% of males and 49.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21 16.1
Now married, except separated 55.3 49.7
Separated 1.5 8
Widowed 3.9 13.5
Divorced 18.2 12.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35616, 54 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 35616 were U.S. natives. 77% of the 35616 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 35616 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35616 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 35616.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.9
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 35.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35616 in 2020-2024, 0.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 35616 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.3
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35616 was 965 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 169 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 698. College or graduate school enrollment was 98.

Educational Attainment of People in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.3
High school diploma or equivalency 35
Some college, no degree 28.3
Associate's degree 8.9
Bachelor's degree 8.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.4

Disability

In 35616, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.1% of people under 18 years old, to 16% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35616, 45.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 15.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 915 69.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 205 15.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 204 15.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35616 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.2
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 22.1
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 5.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.9
Other Services, except public administration 6.7
Public administration 6.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35616 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 367 27.7
Service occupations 237 17.9
Sales and office occupations 182 13.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 117 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 421 31.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 89.2% of 35616 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 89.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.6

In 2020-2024, 35616 had a total of 2,043 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2
Mobile homes 14
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

7.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35616 was 6.8 rooms, and of these housing units 79.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35616 had 1,514 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 529 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.4% while renters occupied 23.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.05.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 35.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35616:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35616 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.7
Electricity 58.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 3.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35616 was $100,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 27.7 % had a mortgage. 72.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,085 and for owners without a mortgage it was $442.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35616 was $793. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.