Editing Cherokee County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 6673
|1860= 12098
|1870= 11079
|1880= 16723
|1890= 22975
|1900= 25154
|1910= 29038
|1920= 37633
|1930= 43180
|1940= 43970
|1950= 38694
|1960= 33120
|1970= 32008
|1980= 38127
|1990= 41049
|2000= 46659
|2010= 50845
|2020= 50412
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cherokee County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cherokee County, Texa |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US48073&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee County, Texa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48073&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee County, Texa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48073&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|32,347
|31,892
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,095
|69.33%
|62.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.70%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,409
|7,401
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,359
|15.88%
|14.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|143
|125
|style='background: #ffffe6; |128
|0.31%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|177
|221
|style='background: #ffffe6; |263
|0.38%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|8
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|17
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |123
|0.04%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|380
|665
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,629
|0.81%
|1.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,178
|10,499
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,797
|13.24%
|20.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.40%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''46,659'''
|'''50,845'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''50,412'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the [[2000 United States census]] there were 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families resided in the county.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|44|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 19,173 housing units averaged {{convert|18|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial and ethnic makeup]] of the county was 74.34% [[White Americans|White]], 15.96% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.43% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. About 13.24% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. By 2020, its population increased to 50,412.<ref name="2020CensusP2" /> The racial and ethnic makeup at the [[2020 United States census]] was 59.70% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 12.61% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.25% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.52% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander]], 0.24% some other race, 3.23% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 23.40% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race. The increase among its Hispanic and Asian American populations represented the nationwide demographic shift since the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 12, 2021 |title=US census: Hispanic and Asian-American driving US population growth |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58195166 |access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref>

Of the 16,651 households in 2000, 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were not families. Around 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63, and the average family size was 3.11. In 2020 according to the [[American Community Survey]], there were 18,540 households with an average household size of 2.65 and average family size of 3.07.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Selected Social Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Cherokee%20County,%20Texas%20households&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP02 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the county was $29,313, and for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $26,410 versus $19,788 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $13,980. About 13.70% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over. The 2020 American Community Survey's estimates determined there was a median household income of $50,199 with a per capita income of $66,658.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Annual Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Cherokee%20County,%20Texas%20income |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>