With 46,961 people, Wood County is a county in Texas. At a median age of 48.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 10,209 more people live here than in 2000. 4% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,300, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wood County
What changed most since 1990
White share89.2% → 80.6%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population29,380 → 46,961(+60%)US over the same years: +35%
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)16.7%(733)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(1,216)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.7%(1,746)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,402 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
Wood County, decade by decade
Wood County 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
29,380
$50,226
$113,043
9.6%
24.7
2000
36,752
$59,905
$122,597
14.5%
30.2
2010
41,964
$59,380
$136,377
16.5%
33.7
2020
44,843
$68,782
$183,503
19.2%
43.1
2024
46,961
$60,300
$216,500
21.5%
41.9
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.
