O'Brien County vs. Cherokee County

	O'Brien County (IA)	Cherokee County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,753	11,321
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	-6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,398	12,067
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.7%	24.0%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	49.7%
White alone, percent	96.2%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.7%	93.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,002	923
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	1.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.9%	74.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$111,400	$95,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$991	$943
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$404	$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$586	$551
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	12.8%
Households, 2014-2018	6,031	5,337
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.8%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.8%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.1%	80.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.3%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.9%	21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.5%	65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	59.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	82,445	64,053
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	776,706	200,999
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	204,481	145,554
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,429	$12,184
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.0	16.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,045	$54,658
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,901	$32,667
Persons in poverty, percent	9.1%	9.4%
All firms, 2012	1,525	1,235
Men-owned firms, 2012	724	650
Women-owned firms, 2012	533	434
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,452	1,159
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	101	108
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,361	1,025
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	0.0%

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between O'Brien county (IA) and Cherokee county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.