Houston County vs Panola County

A side-by-side comparison of Houston County and Panola County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Panola County has the higher population (22,624 vs 22,042 in Houston County). Panola County has the higher median household income ($62,593 vs $54,563 in Houston County). Houston County has the higher median home value ($155,100 vs $146,000 in Panola County).

Population, income & housing

	Houston County	Panola County
Population	22,042	22,624
Median age	44.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,563	$62,593
Median home value	$155,100	$146,000
Median gross rent	$873	$810
Housing units	10,833	10,818
Homeownership rate	68.8%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houston County	Panola County
Population	22,954 → 22,042 (-4.0%)	23,327 → 22,624 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$37,904 → $54,563 (+44.0%)	$52,982 → $62,593 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$100,700 → $155,100 (+54.0%)	$102,200 → $146,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $873 (+24.4%)	$767 → $810 (+5.6%)

Houston County

Population

22,95422,042

Median household income

$37,904$54,563

Median home value

$100,700$155,100

Median gross rent

$702$873

Panola County

Population

23,32722,624

Median household income

$52,982$62,593

Median home value

$102,200$146,000

Median gross rent

$767$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houston County	Panola County
Under 5	5.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.5%
75 and over	9.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houston County	Panola County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	71.7%
Black or African American	21.5%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houston County	Panola County
No high school diploma	17.3%	15.0%
High school graduate	37.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houston County	Panola County
Drove alone	81.4%	84.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houston County	Panola County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Houston County	Panola County
Poverty rate	16.3%	11.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1980	1984