Census Reporter

East Texas COG (Southeast)--Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX

130,246 Population
2,788.3 square miles 46.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$26,872 ±$2,233 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $32,267 ±$223
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$57,164 ±$4,581 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $64,034 ±$500
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

14.9% ±2.8% (18,113  ±3,455) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.6% 3,865,010 (±0.3% / ±70,183)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26 minutes ±1 (1,267,005  ±59,051) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.6 331,801,795 (±0.1 / ±983,868)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

44,255 ±2,022 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,985,126 ±25,440
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.8 ±0.1 (121,612  ±1,340) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,395,188 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

8.9% ±3.4% (2,380  ±926) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.5% 390,925 (±0.2% / ±12,308)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

54,739 ±1,037 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,283,892 ±954
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$121,100 ±$12,186 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $200,400 ±$1,201
  • about half the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.7% ±2.4% (17,614  ±3,123) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 15% 4,294,700 (±0.2% / ±64,565.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

81% ±4.2% (70,053  ±3,911.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 84.7% 15,890,162 (±0.4% / ±75,187)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
17.9% ±2.1% (15,439  ±1,802.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 30.8% 5,776,533 (±0.2% / ±42,322.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

15.5% ±0.5% (18,706  ±606.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.5% 9,313,242 (±0.1% / ±30,033.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

6.9% ±1.5% (8,971  ±1,992) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17.1% 4,951,156 (±0.2% / ±53,285)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.7% ±1.2% (6,607  ±1,197) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6.5% 1,405,059 (±0.1% / ±15,978)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
6,607 Total veterans ±1,197 5,928 Male ±1,126 679 Female ±452

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