Demographics of Wood County, Texas

Wood County, Texas had 49,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,646 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wood County, in four figures

49,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.3%
Change since July 2020: +4,646 people.; 48.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,300 ±$4,634
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wood County, Texas's population grew 10.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wood County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wood County, Texas's population grew 10.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wood County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	45,042	100.0	100.0
2021	46,297	102.8	100.2
2022	47,141	104.7	100.7
2023	48,106	106.8	101.6
2024	49,153	109.1	102.5
2025	49,688	110.3	103.1

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Population of Wood County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	45,042	+190	−70	+1	+287
2021	46,297	+1,255	−451	+26	+1,798
2022	47,141	+844	−499	+101	+1,179
2023	48,106	+965	−328	+89	+1,179
2024	49,153	+1,047	−300	+155	+1,174
2025	49,688	+535	−303	+87	+758

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.5 ±0.6: for men 47.4 ±0.6 and for women 50.4 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,005 ±115	4.3% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,747 ±462	14.4% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,631 ±414	7.7% ±0.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,399 ±483	20.0% ±1.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,225 ±616	26.0% ±1.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,954 ±753	27.6% ±1.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,300 ±$4,634, and income per person $35,775 ±$3,139, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wood County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	3,315 ±543	17.8% ±2.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,186 ±550	22.4% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,413 ±463	18.3% ±2.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,358 ±423	12.6% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,039 ±488	16.3% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,180 ±270	6.3% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,181 ±278	6.3% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	5,625 ±941	12.5% ±2.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,118 ±366	13.1% ±4.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,493 ±514	12.4% ±2.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,014 ±344	12.3% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wood County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wood County	Texas	United States
Housing units	22,388 ±54	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±2.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±2.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±2.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$216,500 ±$12,877	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$70	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wood County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,433 ±0	11.6% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,833 ±210	80.6% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,761 ±203	3.7% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	256 ±67	0.5% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 17	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	71 to 329	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,464 ±269	3.1% ±0.6	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wood County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	31,379 ±1,153	66.8% ±2.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,327 ±1,109	28.4% ±2.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	143 to 499	0.3% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,934 ±424	4.1% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	613 ±185	1.3% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,321 ±395	2.8% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wood County among the counties of Texas

75th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Wood County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Atascosa County	53,590	+8.7%
Polk County	53,434	+5.9%
Cherokee County	53,337	+5.4%
Kendall County	53,289	+19.6%
Lamar County	51,503	+2.7%
Wood County	49,688	+10.3%
Val Verde County	47,835	+0.5%
Cooke County	44,461	+6.5%
Upshur County	44,410	+8.2%
Erath County	43,911	+2.8%
Wharton County	42,060	+1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026