It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cherokee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cherokee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cherokee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cherokee may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cherokee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Cherokee is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.12% of adults 25 and older in Cherokee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cherokee in 2022 was $31,292, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,168 for a family of four. However, Cherokee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cherokee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cherokee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cherokee include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Cherokee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
