Compare Cherokee County, GA vs Atlanta Metro Area, GA vs Georgia (GA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Cherokee County, GA County |
Atlanta Metro Area, GA Metro Area |
Georgia (GA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 281,032 | 6,256,377 | 10,940,407 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,799 | $1,672 | $1,393 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2001 | 1994 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $108,115 | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,727 | $46,309 | $40,924 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 7.0% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.4% | 51.6% | 48.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 281,032 | 6,256,377 | 10,940,407 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 193,718 | 4,213,079 | 7,359,821 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 101,514 | 2,313,055 | 4,074,366 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $108,115 | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,727 | $46,309 | $40,924 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 7.0% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.4% | 51.6% | 48.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,799 | $1,672 | $1,393 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2001 | 1994 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 22.7% | 33.9% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 77.3% | 66.1% | 65.7% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 76.4% | 44.5% | 50.9% | 61% |
| Black | 7.2% | 33.7% | 31.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 6.6% | 4.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 8.8% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.4% | 12.4% | 11% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 87.6% | 87.6% | 89% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 78.1% | 79.4% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 31.0 min | 31.0 min | 28.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 21.9% | 20.6% | 15.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 27.1% | 25.4% | 27.9% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 22% | 22.8% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.7% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 41.1% | 42.2% | 34.9% | 35.7% |