Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cherokee is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Cherokee is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
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 2018 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.
