Panola County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,624
Median household income: $62,593
Median home value: $146,000

Panola County, Texas counts 22,624 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,593, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Panola County's population declined 3.0% from 23,327 to 22,624, while its median household income rose 18.1% from $52,982 to $62,593.

Owners occupy 79.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,624
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,593
Median home value: $146,000
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 10,818
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,32722,624

Median household income

$52,982$62,593

Median home value

$102,200$146,000

Median gross rent

$767$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,327	$52,982	$102,200	$767
2020	23,186	$51,297	$117,000	$729
2021	22,583	$54,853	$120,700	$744
2022	22,540	$58,205	$139,400	$799
2023	22,624	$62,593	$146,000	$810

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,287	5.7%
5 to 17	3,956	17.5%
18 to 24	1,929	8.5%
25 to 34	2,444	10.8%
35 to 44	2,650	11.7%
45 to 54	2,836	12.5%
55 to 64	2,899	12.8%
65 to 74	2,826	12.5%
75 and over	1,797	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,231	71.7%
Black or African American	2,577	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	91	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	136	0.6%
Two or more races	1,311	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,266	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,311	15.0%
High school graduate	4,730	30.6%
Some college or associate's	5,649	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,932	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	830	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,066	84.8%
Carpooled	889	9.3%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	108	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	410	4.3%
Other means	32	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,339	36.7%
15 to 29 min	2,097	23.0%
30 to 44 min	1,507	16.6%
45 to 59 min	931	10.2%
60+ min	1,226	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 11.9% (2,635 of 22,186)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,772	68.0%
Nonfamily households	2,714	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,486	78.4%
Vacant	2,332	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,732	79.3%
Renter-occupied	1,754	20.7%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other22.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,608	70.3%
1-unit, attached	103	1.0%
2 to 4 units	415	3.8%
5 to 19 units	170	1.6%
20 or more units	109	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2,413	22.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 48365
State: Texas
Land area: 811 sq mi
Water area: 9.97 sq mi
Center point: 32.1640, -94.3052

Cities & places

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