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Lake Cherokee, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Lake Cherokee is a Census CDP of 3,093 people across 12.29 square miles of land, lying across Rusk County and Gregg County. Median household income is $91,855, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Cherokee
What Lake Cherokee is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.29 sq mi
- Water area4.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land252 plus or minus 51
- County holding the largest share of its areaRusk County, 78.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inRusk County 78.9 percent, Gregg County 21.1 percent
Lake Cherokee crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Cherokee
How many people live in Lake Cherokee
- Population3,093 plus or minus 622
- Median age57.4
- Population under 18398 plus or minus 174
- Share under 1812.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over1,114 plus or minus 268
- Share 65 and over36.0 percent
- Households1,462
- Family households1,095 plus or minus 254
- Share of households that are families74.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Cherokee
Income and work in Lake Cherokee
- Median household income$91,855
- Per capita income$62,766 plus or minus $18,588
- Civilian labor force1,666 plus or minus 371
- Employed1,617 plus or minus 361
- Unemployed49 plus or minus 61
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over2,589
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Cherokee
Housing in Lake Cherokee
- Housing units1,993
- Occupied units1,462
- Vacant units531 plus or minus 170
- Vacancy rate26.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied1,142 plus or minus 235
- Renter occupied320 plus or minus 150
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$345,000 plus or minus $97,350
- Median gross rent, monthly$930
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.1 percent
- Single family units1,579
- Share single family79.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes363 plus or minus 148
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Cherokee
How Lake Cherokee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,482 plus or minus 346
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes3.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more681 plus or minus 244
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone87.8 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rusk County, not Lake Cherokee
Rusk County context, not Lake Cherokee figures
- Establishments in Rusk County833
- Covered employment, Rusk County13,100
- Average annual pay, Rusk County$53,942
- Housing units permitted, Rusk County3
Every figure in this section is published for Rusk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Cherokee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lake Cherokee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Cherokee, Texas?
3,093, in 1,462 households. Lake Cherokee CDP covers 12.29 square miles of land, which is 252 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Cherokee in?
Lake Cherokee lies in more than one. By area it is 78.9 percent in Rusk County, 21.1 percent in Gregg County. This page sits under Rusk County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lake Cherokee?
$91,855. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $345,000. Median gross rent is $930 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Lake Cherokee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rusk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lake Cherokee.
Is zoning published for Lake Cherokee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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