Magnolia vs The Woodlands

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia and The Woodlands: population, income, housing, and more.

Magnolia and The Woodlands are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Woodlands has the higher population (116,916 vs 3,230 in Magnolia). The Woodlands has the higher median household income ($141,353 vs $70,516 in Magnolia). The Woodlands has the higher median home value ($479,400 vs $285,200 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
Population	3,230	116,916
Median age	32.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,516	$141,353
Median home value	$285,200	$479,400
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,792
Housing units	1,380	45,301
Homeownership rate	52.3%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
Population	2,124 → 3,230 (+52.1%)	113,819 → 116,916 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$42,955 → $70,516 (+64.2%)	$122,634 → $141,353 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$191,900 → $285,200 (+48.6%)	$374,200 → $479,400 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,172 (+33.2%)	$1,566 → $1,792 (+14.4%)

Magnolia

Population

2,1243,230

Median household income

$42,955$70,516

Median home value

$191,900$285,200

Median gross rent

$880$1,172

The Woodlands

Population

113,819116,916

Median household income

$122,634$141,353

Median home value

$374,200$479,400

Median gross rent

$1,566$1,792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
Under 5	4.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	15.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	20.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	7.4%	16.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.9%
75 and over	6.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	64.7%
Black or African American	8.8%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
No high school diploma	5.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	28.9%	10.2%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	27.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
Drove alone	72.6%	71.6%
Carpooled	9.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	3.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.4%	18.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
1-unit, detached	58.4%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	17.2%	12.4%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	The Woodlands
Poverty rate	6.3%	5.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	2002	2000