Cherokee County is located in north-central South Carolina. The County Seat is Gaffney and the largest city is Gaffney. The Official Web Site is located at http://cherokeecountysc.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 56,024 and the 2010 census population was 55,467. The land area is 392.66 square miles and there are 140.9 persons per square mile.
76.7% of the population is White, 20.6% is Black or African American, 4% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 75% have a high school degree or higher, and 14.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $83,600, there are 20,762 households, an average of 2.63 persons per household. The per capita income is $18,240, the median household income is $34,202, and 23% of the persons in Cherokee County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,432. Retail sales (in $1000) were $718,119, and sales per capita were $13,261. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.3%.
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