Panola County is a county of 22,726 people in Texas. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $158,100. The foreign-born share is 4%. There are 28 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,894, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Panola County
What changed most since 1990
White share78.5% → 71.1%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 17.0%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate20.7% → 11.2%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.1%(381)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.8%(513)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(574)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(77)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,722 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Panola County, decade by decade
Panola County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
22,035
$50,466
$102,963
12.0%
43.6
2000
22,756
$58,127
$93,815
13.4%
45.9
2010
23,796
$65,630
$117,819
11.4%
53.1
2020
22,491
$62,174
$141,809
15.6%
57.1
2024
22,726
$64,894
$158,100
17.0%
58.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
