Wood County, Texas

Wood County has a population of 46,961 and has grown 10.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $216,500, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $60,300.

Home price
$216,500
Income
$60,300
Population
46,961
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$216,500county
Median gross rent$862county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198033.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,022county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$814county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,260county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$60,300county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate12.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.6%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.3%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$44,693county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.88%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport51296county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths29.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.8%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment6349county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible58.0%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population46,961county
Land area in square miles645county
People per square mile of land72.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.4%county
Population change since 2020+10.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age48.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.6%county
Share of households that are one person28.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents314county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in1,718county
Households that moved away1,371county
Average income of arriving households$71,456county
Average income of departing households$53,823county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year67county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 11county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.9%county
Homes heated by propane8.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk59.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.3county
Landslide risk45.3county
Hail risk90.5county
Earthquake risk45.8county
Tornado risk39.7county
Tropical cyclone risk66.1county
Extreme heat risk84.9county
Winter weather risk68.3county
Strong wind risk90.9county
Wildfire risk73.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wood County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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