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Lake Cherokee, Texas.

A community in Rusk County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Rusk County’s.

Living in Lake Cherokee, Rusk County, Texas

Lake Cherokee, in Rusk County, had 2,980 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $91,855 a year and half less, against $68,658 across Rusk County; 11% of its people live below the poverty line. 78% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 22% are rented. Unemployment in Rusk County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 1.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 2,980 in the 2020 census
Household income $91,855 the median, give or take $7,934 · Rusk County: $68,658
Unemployment 4.8% Rusk County, August 2026; 4.9% a year before
Homes 78% lived in by their owners; 22% rented
  • 1,462households
  • 33%of adults have a degree
  • 11%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 5%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care18%
  • Shops (retail)15%
  • Professional and business services12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Manufacturing8%
  • Other services7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Rusk County had 13,308 jobs in 2025, 1.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 57° and 36°; warmest in August, 94° and 72° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 57° 36° F M A M J J A 94° 72° S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 57° and 36°; warmest in August, 94° and 72° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 57° 36° F M A M J J A 94° 72° S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 57° and lows near 36°; warmest in August, with highs near 94° and lows near 72°. About 50 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Longview Wsmo weather station, under a mile away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Rusk County

  1. VitalCaring GroupHome health agencies599
  2. Henderson ISDSchool district536FTE
  3. Sadlers SmokehouseCooked meats made from purchased carcasses470
  4. Management & Training CorporationJails, privately operated348
  5. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters275
  6. Tatum ISDSchool district229FTE
  7. Merico Abatement Contractors Inc - Luminant Power Plant- Martin LakeSpecialty trade contractors225
  8. Luminant Generation CompanyElectric power generation, fossil fuel201

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 28 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,722 people in all across the county; Lake Cherokee has one of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Strong windRelatively high
  2. Ice stormsrelatively high in parts of Lake CherokeeRelatively moderate
  3. Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of Lake CherokeeRelatively moderate
  4. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Lightningrelatively high in parts of Lake CherokeeRelatively moderate
  6. Winter weatherRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lake Cherokee’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Rusk County.