Limestone County vs Panola County

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

Limestone 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 22,185 in Limestone County). Panola County has the higher median household income ($62,593 vs $58,109 in Limestone County). Limestone County has the higher median home value ($154,400 vs $146,000 in Panola County).

Population, income & housing

	Limestone County	Panola County
Population	22,185	22,624
Median age	42.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,109	$62,593
Median home value	$154,400	$146,000
Median gross rent	$835	$810
Housing units	10,430	10,818
Homeownership rate	74.1%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Limestone County	Panola County
Population	23,417 → 22,185 (-5.3%)	23,327 → 22,624 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$44,418 → $58,109 (+30.8%)	$52,982 → $62,593 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $154,400 (+61.8%)	$102,200 → $146,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $835 (+19.1%)	$767 → $810 (+5.6%)

Limestone County

Population

23,41722,185

Median household income

$44,418$58,109

Median home value

$95,400$154,400

Median gross rent

$701$835

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)

	Limestone County	Panola County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.5%
75 and over	8.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Limestone County	Panola County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	71.7%
Black or African American	17.0%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Limestone County	Panola County
No high school diploma	14.4%	15.0%
High school graduate	31.4%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Limestone County	Panola County
Drove alone	84.2%	84.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Limestone County	Panola County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Limestone County	Panola County
Poverty rate	19.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1983	1984