In 2018, Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX had a population of 129k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $49,746. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX grew from 128,194 to 128,938, a 0.58% increase and its median household income grew from $47,286 to $49,746, a 5.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.5%), White (Hispanic) (15.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.5%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.43%). 15.2% of the people in Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX speak a non-English language, and 94.4% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in East Texas COG (Southeast)--Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX are Panola College (951 degrees awarded in 2019), Jacksonville College-Main Campus (190 degrees), and Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary (19 degrees).
In 2018, the median property value in Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX was $108,500, and the homeownership rate was 74.3%. Most people in Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.
Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX borders Shreveport City (South) PUMA, LA, Northwest Louisiana PUMA, LA, Harrison, Upshur & Marion Counties PUMA, TX, Smith County (Outside Tyler City) PUMA, TX, Gregg CountyLongview City PUMA, TX, Henderson & Anderson Counties PUMA, TX, Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX, Angelina & Nacogdoches Counties PUMA, TX, and Deep East Texas COG (East) PUMA, TX.