Cherokee County, Texas
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Texas Department of Health: 1100 West 49th Street, Austin
Population:
- Total Population: 46,659
- Males: 23,299
- Females: 23,360
Ethnicity:
- White: 32,385
- Black/African American: 7,628
- Hispanic: 6,183
- Native American/Eskimo: 98
- Asian: 84
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 4
- 2 or more: 277
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (37,780)
- Spanish (5,255)
- French (90)
- German (85)
- Vietnamese (10)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 3,675
- Mexico (3,291)
- United Kingdom (43)
- Germany (43)
- Venezuela (30)
- Nicaragua (28)
- Other Caribbean (26)
- Guatemala (22)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (10,521)
- Baptist Missionary Association of America (5,706)
- American Baptist Association, The (3,328)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,977)
- Catholic Church (1,750)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 18,835
- Sensory: 1,941
- Physical: 4,683
- Mental: 2,668
- Self-care: 1,415
- Go outside home: 3,555
- Employment: 4,557
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 522
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 16,651
- Utility gas: 6,340
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,228
- Electricity: 6,519
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 2
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 481
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 35
- No fuel used: 46
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 30,717
- No vehicle: 2,253
- 1 or more vehicle: 28,464
Education Attainment:
- No School: 734
- No High School: 2,933
- Some High School: 5,821
- High School: 9,600
- Some College: 6,175
- Associate's Degree: 1,334
- College Degree: 2,227
- Master's Degree: 825
- Professional Degree: 275
- Doctoral Degree: 84
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 16,651
- Owners with phone: 11,778
- Owners without phone: 513
- Renters with phone: 3,720
- Renters without phone: 640
10 closest counties:
- Anderson County, Texas
- Smith County, Texas
- Rusk County, Texas
- Houston County, Texas
- Nacogdoches County, Texas
- Gregg County, Texas
- Henderson County, Texas
- Angelina County, Texas
- Upshur County, Texas
- Trinity County, Texas
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
75759, 75764, 75766, 75772, 75780, 75784, 75785, 75925, 75976
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KBJS (90.3 FM) JACKSONVILLE, TX
- KWRW (97.7 FM) RUSK, TX
- KQBB (100.5 FM) JACKSONVILLE, TX
- KLJT (102.3 FM) JACKSONVILLE, TX
- KOOI (106.5 FM) JACKSONVILLE, TX
- KEBE (1400 AM) JACKSONVILLLE, TX
- KTLU (1580 AM) RUSK, TX
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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