Lake Cherokee vs Overton

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

Lake Cherokee and Overton 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 2,633 in Overton). Lake Cherokee has the higher median household income ($91,571 vs $76,384 in Overton). Lake Cherokee has the higher median home value ($394,900 vs $114,100 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
Population	3,358	2,633
Median age	56.1 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$91,571	$76,384
Median home value	$394,900	$114,100
Median gross rent	$919	$833
Housing units	1,838	990
Homeownership rate	83.4%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
Population	2,942 → 3,358 (+14.1%)	2,896 → 2,633 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$69,034 → $91,571 (+32.6%)	$46,731 → $76,384 (+63.5%)
Median home value	$272,000 → $394,900 (+45.2%)	$87,800 → $114,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $919 (+14.0%)	$781 → $833 (+6.7%)

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

Overton

Population

2,8962,633

Median household income

$46,731$76,384

Median home value

$87,800$114,100

Median gross rent

$781$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
Under 5	4.0%	9.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	12.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	19.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	5.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	26.4%	8.4%
75 and over	6.1%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	60.0%
Black or African American	2.5%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
No high school diploma	2.9%	12.4%
High school graduate	17.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	48.7%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
Drove alone	80.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.7%
Other means	4.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
1-unit, detached	75.8%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake Cherokee	Overton
Poverty rate	10.8%	13.0%
Average household size	2.23	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1994	1966