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Panola County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Panola County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Panola County is a small East Texas county of 22,624 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size, posting a GDP per capita of $101,168 against a median household income of $64,894, a gap that points to capital-intensive extraction industries rather than broad wage distribution. The labor force is relatively modest, with a 55.0% participation rate and only 17.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though unemployment sits low at 2.6% and median worker earnings reach $41,302. Housing costs are contained—median home value of $146,000 and median gross rent of $810/month—alongside a 79.9% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 3.5% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,624

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,894

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

Panola County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,526 (72.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,575 (11.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,720 (7.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,455 (6.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone320 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone121 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,786
  2. 2.Vietnamese96
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)93
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)20
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,722

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$101,168

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,020

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,236
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,123
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,076
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities958
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining932

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,503
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,335
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,930
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,554
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.70×)1,026
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)842
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.42×)643
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.06×)704
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.02×)972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$810/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,011 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999672 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999636 (8.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999634 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999512 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999455 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,883 (81.9%)
  • Carpooled907 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home684 (7.1%)
  • Walked112 (1.2%)
  • Other39 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.