The Woodlands is home to 121,002 people in Texas. 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 65,353 people. That is roughly 79% ahead of the Texas median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The median household earns $140,701, about 71% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $140,701, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
66% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about The Woodlands
What changed most since 1990
Population29,205 → 121,002(+314%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$240,967 → $511,700(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
White share90.3% → 64.6%(−25.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
The Woodlands's population equals 18% of Montgomery County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 10% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 30% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.3%(1,021)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.1%(1,323)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.7%(1,115)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(187)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(42)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,884 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
The Woodlands, decade by decade
The Woodlands population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,205
$122,233
$240,967
47.4%
22.5
2000
55,649
$155,302
$304,216
55.7%
28.7
2010
93,847
$148,502
$348,710
59.0%
45.7
2020
114,436
$152,822
$454,272
63.3%
66.8
2024
121,002
$140,701
$511,700
66.1%
66.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
