Cherokee County, Kansas
Cherokee County, Kansas · ZIP 66713, 66724, 66725
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 19,133 (2024 estimate)Population
- 7,727Households
- $58,274Median household income
- $99,400Median home value
- 25Towns with a page
- 13ZIP codes
Cherokee County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,605 |
| 2010 | 21,603 |
| 2020 | 19,362 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $58,274 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 5,596 units
- Renter occupied
- 2,131 units
- Vacancy rate
- 15.5%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
4,974 employees in 325 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 19,236 | 2,937,569 |
| Median household income | $58,274 | $72,639 |
| Median age | 42.0 | 37.2 |
| Median home value | $99,400 | $203,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 20.1% | 35.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.5% | 7.2% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 72.4% | 66.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 20.5 minutes | 19.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Cherokee County25 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Springs | City | 3,844 | 3.15 sq mi |
| Columbus | City | 2,878 | 2.43 sq mi |
| Galena | City | 2,767 | 4.60 sq mi |
| Garden Township | Township | 2,717 | 28.9 sq mi |
| Spring Valley Township | Township | 1,005 | 47.0 sq mi |
| Riverton | Census designated place | 683 | 2.24 sq mi |
| Lowell Township | Township | 668 | 12.9 sq mi |
| Ross Township | Township | 622 | 54.1 sq mi |
| Crawford Township | Township | 590 | 36.4 sq mi |
| Weir | City | 570 | 1.14 sq mi |
| Pleasant View Township | Township | 558 | 52.4 sq mi |
| Shawnee Township | Township | 498 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Salamanca Township | Township | 463 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Scammon | City | 368 | 0.63 sq mi |
| Lyon Township | Township | 319 | 50.2 sq mi |
| Cherokee Township | Township | 311 | 22.0 sq mi |
| Lowell | Census designated place | 304 | 0.31 sq mi |
| Lola Township | Township | 296 | 44.4 sq mi |
| Neosho Township | Township | 243 | 60.6 sq mi |
| Mineral Township | Township | 211 | 30.6 sq mi |
| Sheridan Township | Township | 205 | 66.8 sq mi |
| Crestline | Census designated place | 148 | 1.78 sq mi |
| West Mineral | City | 147 | 0.34 sq mi |
| Roseland | City | 74 | 0.73 sq mi |
| Hallowell | Census designated place | 53 | 0.86 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Craig CountyPopulation 14,506 (2024 estimate)
- Crawford CountyPopulation 38,904 (2024 estimate)
- Jasper CountyPopulation 126,479 (2024 estimate)
- Labette CountyPopulation 19,692 (2024 estimate)
- Newton CountyPopulation 61,519 (2024 estimate)
- Ottawa CountyPopulation 30,404 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 40, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.