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Wood County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Wood County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wood County is a small East Texas county of 46,094 residents with a notably older workforce—median age of 48.5—and a low labor force participation rate of 48.6%, reflecting its retirement-oriented demographic profile. The county's 22.3% bachelor's degree attainment trails national averages, though median worker earnings of $37,254 and a median home value of $195,100 point to relatively low operating and living costs. Population grew 5.2% over five years, the homeownership rate stands at 80.1%, and an unemployment rate of 5.7% with a poverty rate of 12.6% round out a picture of a modestly growing rural county with affordable real estate and constrained labor supply.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

46,094

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,300

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.2% since 2018

Wood County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,481 (81.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,111 (6.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,921 (4.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,792 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,380 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone256 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,775
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic260
  3. 3.Other Indo-European130
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island79
  5. 5.Arabic78

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,402

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,210

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,011
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,869
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,712
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,553
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,512

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,859
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,394
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,870
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,752
  5. 5.Service Occupations2,605

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.76×)1,058
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.52×)1,562
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.47×)1,797
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.09×)359
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)1,964

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$195,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$851/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,911 (12.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,910 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,789 (12.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,433 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,078 (7.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999905 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,254

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,481 (73.1%)
  • Carpooled2,287 (13.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,811 (10.6%)
  • Walked278 (1.6%)
  • Other125 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle51 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.