Cherokee County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cherokee County, Iowa. Population: 11.6K.

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Median Home Price

$158.0K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$64.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$42.6K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,561

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.99%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$799

Property Tax$130

Insurance$65.82

Total Monthly$995

Historical Home Prices

2015

$88.3K

2016

$97.0K

+9.9%%

2017

$99.3K

+2.4%%

2018

$106.2K

+6.9%%

2019

$110.6K

+4.2%%

2020

$117.1K

+5.9%%

2021

$130.3K

+11.3%%

2022

$139.8K

+7.3%%

2023

$140.6K

+0.6%%

2024

$147.4K

+4.8%%

2025

$152.6K

+3.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

89.7%

Black

0.9%

Hispanic

4.8%

Asian

0.6%

Two or More Races

3.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

47°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

197

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

30.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 34/100

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