Cherokee is located in North Carolina. Cherokee, North Carolina has a population of 2,059. Cherokee is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 19.39% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 18.48%.
The median household income in Cherokee, North Carolina is $42,583. The median household income for the surrounding county is $47,989 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Cherokee is 45.3 years.
The average high temperature in July is 84.6 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 23.6 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 54.3 inches per year, with 6.6 inches of snow per year.