Panola County, Texas

Panola County has a population of 22,726 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,100, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $64,894.

Home price
$158,100
Income
$64,894
Population
22,726
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$158,100county
Median gross rent$834county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$995county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$758county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,235county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$64,894county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.1%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$103,896county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.79%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport35057county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths70.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.6%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3884county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible51.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,726county
Land area in square miles811county
People per square mile of land28.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages9.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents365county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in551county
Households that moved away508county
Average income of arriving households$55,833county
Average income of departing households$56,262county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F96 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days261 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 2county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,100 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.3%county
Homes heated by propane6.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband85.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk44.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk20.5county
Hail risk86.2county
Earthquake risk50.9county
Tornado risk81.6county
Tropical cyclone risk78.3county
Extreme heat risk75.3county
Winter weather risk65.3county
Strong wind risk92.8county
Wildfire risk72.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Panola County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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