Hood County vs Van Zandt County

A side-by-side comparison of Hood County and Van Zandt County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hood County and Van Zandt County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hood County has the higher population (64,198 vs 61,323 in Van Zandt County). Hood County has the higher median household income ($86,802 vs $68,274 in Van Zandt County). Hood County has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $199,500 in Van Zandt County).

Population, income & housing

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
Population	64,198	61,323
Median age	46.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,802	$68,274
Median home value	$281,300	$199,500
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,010
Housing units	28,796	25,708
Homeownership rate	81.3%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
Population	58,318 → 64,198 (+10.1%)	55,103 → 61,323 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$64,041 → $86,802 (+35.5%)	$54,654 → $68,274 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$193,500 → $281,300 (+45.4%)	$132,300 → $199,500 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$961 → $1,414 (+47.1%)	$836 → $1,010 (+20.8%)

Hood County

Population

58,31864,198

Median household income

$64,041$86,802

Median home value

$193,500$281,300

Median gross rent

$961$1,414

Van Zandt County

Population

55,10361,323

Median household income

$54,654$68,274

Median home value

$132,300$199,500

Median gross rent

$836$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
Under 5	5.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	14.9%	11.8%
75 and over	10.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	27.9%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
Drove alone	78.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	10.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Hood County	Van Zandt County
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1997	1991