Lake Cherokee vs New London

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Cherokee and New London: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Cherokee and New London are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Cherokee has the higher population (3,358 vs 1,198 in New London). Lake Cherokee has the higher median household income ($91,571 vs $50,909 in New London). Lake Cherokee has the higher median home value ($394,900 vs $169,400 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Cherokee	New London
Population	3,358	1,198
Median age	56.1 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,571	$50,909
Median home value	$394,900	$169,400
Median gross rent	$919	$581
Housing units	1,838	507
Homeownership rate	83.4%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Cherokee	New London
Population	2,942 → 3,358 (+14.1%)	1,181 → 1,198 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$69,034 → $91,571 (+32.6%)	$51,250 → $50,909 (-0.7%)
Median home value	$272,000 → $394,900 (+45.2%)	$120,000 → $169,400 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $919 (+14.0%)	$821 → $581 (-29.2%)

Lake Cherokee

Population

2,9423,358

Median household income

$69,034$91,571

Median home value

$272,000$394,900

Median gross rent

$806$919

New London

Population

1,1811,198

Median household income

$51,250$50,909

Median home value

$120,000$169,400

Median gross rent

$821$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Cherokee	New London
Under 5	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	6.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	5.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	19.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	26.4%	9.1%
75 and over	6.1%	24.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Cherokee	New London
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	82.3%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Cherokee	New London
No high school diploma	2.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	17.2%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	48.7%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Cherokee	New London
Drove alone	80.1%	94.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	1.9%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Cherokee	New London
1-unit, detached	75.8%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Lake Cherokee	New London
Poverty rate	10.8%	10.3%
Average household size	2.23	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1994	1968