Cherokee is located in North Carolina. Cherokee, North Carolina has a population of 2,309. Cherokee is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 21.72% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 21.33%.
The median household income in Cherokee, North Carolina is $35,000. The median household income for the surrounding county is $45,078 compared to the national median of $57,652. The median age of people living in Cherokee is 44.9 years.
The average high temperature in July is 84.2 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 23.2 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 55.4 inches per year, with 6.5 inches of snow per year.