Wood County, TX

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2024 Population

46,961

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.5

0.207% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.5%

1.02% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,300

3.56% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$216,500

11% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,480

0.783% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wood County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Wood County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wood County, TX are Jarvis Christian University (132 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Wood County, TX was $216,500, and the homeownership rate was 80.1%.

Most people in Wood County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wood County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Wood County, TX borders Camp County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Rains County, TX, Smith County, TX, Upshur County, TX, and Van Zandt County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Wood County, TX is home to a population of 47k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.1% of Wood County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.93k people).

In 2024, there were 13.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.8k people) in Wood County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.83k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.76k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Wood County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wood County, TX was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wood County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wood County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
37.8k ± 210
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.83k ± 531
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.76k ± 203

11.6%

Hispanic Population

5.43k people

11.6% of the people in Wood County, TX are hispanic (5.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wood County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.93k people

3.93%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.81k people

As of 2024, 4.1% of Wood County, TX residents (1.93k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wood County, TX was 3.93%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wood County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,670 ± 265
Gulf War (1990s)
967 ± 244
Gulf War (2001-)
733 ± 262

Wood County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wood County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Wood County, TX employs 17.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wood County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,133 people), Educational Services (1,878 people), and Retail Trade (1,869 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,681), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,903), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,982).

Employment

Occupations

17.5k

2024 Value

± 1,071

−0.783%

1 Year decline

± 8.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wood County, TX declined at a rate of −0.783%, from 17.6k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wood County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,070 people), Management Occupations (1,991 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,352 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wood County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.5k

2024 Value

± 1,071

−0.783%

1 Year decline

± 8.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wood County, TX declined at a rate of −0.783%, from 17.6k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wood County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,133 people), Educational Services (1,878 people), and Retail Trade (1,869 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wood County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Wood County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,873

Median earning men ± $3,128

$36,320

Median earning women ± $3,430

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,833), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,872), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,740).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,597), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,845), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,946).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

87
Construction
79
Other Services (except Public Administration)
60
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$72k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$57.9k
Construction
$55k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wood County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Wood County, TX awarded 132 degrees. The student population of Wood County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 374 male students and 426 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wood County, TX are Black or African American (115 and 87.1%), Hispanic or Latino (13 and 9.85%), Unknown (2 and 1.52%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (2 and 1.52%).

The largest universities in Wood County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Jarvis Christian University (132 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wood County, TX are Kinesiology & Exercise Science (34 and 25.8%), General Business Administration & Management (26 and 19.7%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (25 and 18.9%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $10,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 800 students enrolled in Wood County, TX, 46.8% men and 53.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 505 records, of which 54.9% were women and 45.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Kinesiology & Exercise Science
34 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
26 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Wood County, TX was Kinesiology & Exercise Science with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Wood County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Jarvis Christian University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

132 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Jarvis Christian University with 132 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 55 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wood County, TX, which is 0.714 times less than the 77 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 115 degrees mean that there were 8.85 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 13 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($10,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wood County, TX was $216,500 in 2024, which is 0.651 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $195,100 to $216,500, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Wood County, TX is 80.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wood County, TX have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wood County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.28%.

Housing

Property

$216,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,877

$14,965

Median Property Taxes

±$983

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wood County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wood County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.1% of the housing units in Wood County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wood County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,300

Median Household Income

± $4,634

18.7k

Number of Households

± 1,174

In 2024, the median household income of the 18.7k households in Wood County, TX declined from $60,300 from the previous year's value of $62,524.

The following chart displays the households in Wood County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wood County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Wood County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (10.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wood County, TX have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.06% of the workforce in Wood County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wood County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wood County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wood County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.28%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wood County, TX (5.63k out of 45k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wood County, TX is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22% of the children was living in poverty in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 175 in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 6.44 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

82.9% of the population of Wood County, TX has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 13.2% on Medicaid, 22.2% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 2.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wood County, TX see 3,058 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,058 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2756 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1711 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,058 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wood County, TX

Primary care physicians in Wood County, TX see an average of 3,058 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,058 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wood County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.1%

Uninsured

32.5%

Employer Coverage

13.2%

Medicaid

22.2%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

2.49%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wood County, TX grew by 12.3% from 15.2% to 17.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wood County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 82.2 in Wood County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wood County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.9% in Wood County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wood County, TX.