Hood County, Texas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 64,198
Median household income: $86,802
Median home value: $281,300

Hood County is a county in Texas with a population of 64,198. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,802, its median household income sits above Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Hood County's population grew 10.1% from 58,318 to 64,198, while its median household income rose 35.5% from $64,041 to $86,802.

32.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,198
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $86,802
Median home value: $281,300
Median gross rent: $1,414
Housing units: 28,796
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,31864,198

Median household income

$64,041$86,802

Median home value

$193,500$281,300

Median gross rent

$961$1,414

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,318	$64,041	$193,500	$961
2020	60,025	$71,253	$208,700	$1,009
2021	60,521	$75,851	$219,300	$1,105
2022	62,459	$80,013	$249,400	$1,255
2023	64,198	$86,802	$281,300	$1,414

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,285	5.1%
5 to 17	9,996	15.6%
18 to 24	4,251	6.6%
25 to 34	6,539	10.2%
35 to 44	7,189	11.2%
45 to 54	7,039	11.0%
55 to 64	9,597	14.9%
65 to 74	9,586	14.9%
75 and over	6,716	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,062	81.1%
Black or African American	657	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	172	0.3%
Asian	421	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.0%
Some other race	360	0.6%
Two or more races	1,934	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,569	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,612	7.7%
High school graduate	13,021	27.9%
Some college or associate's	14,910	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,532	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,591	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,819	78.5%
Carpooled	1,980	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	226	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,549	12.8%
Other means	222	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,463	22.5%
15 to 29 min	7,472	30.8%
30 to 44 min	3,904	16.1%
45 to 59 min	3,059	12.6%
60+ min	4,349	17.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 8.2% (5,191 of 63,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,395	73.6%
Nonfamily households	6,593	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,988	86.8%
Vacant	3,808	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,320	81.3%
Renter-occupied	4,668	18.7%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,751	72.1%
1-unit, attached	743	2.6%
2 to 4 units	545	1.9%
5 to 19 units	697	2.4%
20 or more units	1,194	4.1%
Mobile home & other	4,866	16.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48221
State: Texas
Land area: 421 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 32.4301, -97.8317

Cities & places

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