Cherokee County vs Lamar County

A side-by-side comparison of Cherokee County and Lamar County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cherokee County and Lamar County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cherokee County has the higher population (51,143 vs 50,421 in Lamar County). Lamar County has the higher median household income ($61,122 vs $59,830 in Cherokee County). Lamar County has the higher median home value ($175,500 vs $160,300 in Cherokee County).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
Population	51,143	50,421
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,830	$61,122
Median home value	$160,300	$175,500
Median gross rent	$880	$897
Housing units	20,964	22,744
Homeownership rate	72.7%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
Population	52,118 → 51,143 (-1.9%)	49,611 → 50,421 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$48,186 → $59,830 (+24.2%)	$45,117 → $61,122 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $160,300 (+55.8%)	$99,100 → $175,500 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $880 (+20.9%)	$735 → $897 (+22.0%)

Cherokee County

Population

52,11851,143

Median household income

$48,186$59,830

Median home value

$102,900$160,300

Median gross rent

$728$880

Lamar County

Population

49,61150,421

Median household income

$45,117$61,122

Median home value

$99,100$175,500

Median gross rent

$735$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
Under 5	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.5%
75 and over	7.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	71.8%
Black or African American	13.0%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
No high school diploma	19.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
Drove alone	73.2%	78.7%
Carpooled	13.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee County	Lamar County
Poverty rate	17.9%	18.7%
Average household size	2.65	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1987	1985