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51012 zip code Cherokee
Zip Code: 51012
State: Iowa
Population: 6596
Housing Units: 3053
Land Area: 102.4 square miles
265.2 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
.1 square kilometers
City Name: Cherokee
Post Office Name: Cherokee
County: Cherokee
Area Code: 712
Timezone: CST
Latitude: +42.721535
Longitude: -095.574297
State Zip Codes: Iowa Zip Codes
State Geography: Iowa Geography


51012 Overview 51012 Demographic 51012 Economic 51012 Housing 51012 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 6,596 100.0 100%
  Male 3,215 48.7 49.1%
  Female 3,381 51.3 50.9%
Median Age 42.1 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 341 5.2 6.8%
18 years and over 5,038 76.4 74.3%
65 years and over 1,339 20.3 12.4%
One race 6,558 99.4 97.6%
  White 6,440 97.6 75.1%
  Black or African American 32 0.5 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.2 0.9%
  Asian 38 0.6 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 33 0.5 5.5%
  Two or more races 38 0.6 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 91 1.4 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.23 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.84 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 3,053 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 2,836 92.9 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 1,999 70.5 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 837 29.5 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 217 7.1 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 4,591 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 3,955 86.1 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 689 15.0 24.4%
Civilian veterans 746 14.7 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 530 15.2 19.2%
Foreign born 60 0.9 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 3,080 57.0 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 225 3.6 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 3,469 65.4 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 13.5 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 33,444 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 44,110 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 18,571 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 76 4.3 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 389 6.1 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 1,684 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 56,800 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 654 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 263 (X) 295


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