Wood County, TX

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2022 Population
45,341
1.63% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
48.4
0.415% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
12.6%
7.18% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$61,748
5.7% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$170,700
10.9% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
17,179
0.698% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Wood County, TX had a population of 45.3k people with a median age of 48.4 and a median household income of $61,748. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Wood County, TX grew from 44,615 to 45,341, a 1.63% increase and its median household income grew from $58,418 to $61,748, a 5.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wood County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.6%), White (Hispanic) (4.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.99%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.68%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.76%).

None of the households in Wood County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Wood County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wood County, TX are Jarvis Christian University (94 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Wood County, TX was $170,700, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Wood County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Wood County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Wood County, TX is home to a population of 45.3k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.49% of Wood County, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.03k people).

In 2022, there were 19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37k people) in Wood County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.95k White (Hispanic) and 1.81k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97%
2022 Citizenship
97.2%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97% of Wood County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Wood County, TX was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wood County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    37k ± 175
  2. White (Hispanic)
    1.95k ± 434
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.81k ± 208
10.8%
Hispanic Population
4.89k people

In 2022, there were 19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37k people) in Wood County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.95k White (Hispanic) and 1.81k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.8% of the people in Wood County, TX are hispanic (4.89k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wood County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
  2. India
    305,649 ± 13,502 people
  3. El Salvador
    224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.49%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.03k people
4.08%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.82k people

As of 2022, 4.49% of Wood County, TX residents (2.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wood County, TX was 4.08%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,729 ± 287
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    927 ± 248
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    646 ± 198

Wood County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wood County, TX employs 17.2k people. The largest industries in Wood County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,111 people), Retail Trade (2,099 people), and Construction (1,837 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,667), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,955), and Wholesale Trade ($62,589).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

17.2k
2022 Value
± 1,015
0.698%
1 Year growth
± 8.47%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wood County, TX grew at a rate of 0.698%, from 17.1k employees to 17.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wood County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,197 people), Management Occupations (1,677 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,485 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wood County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

17.2k
2022 Value
± 1,015
0.698%
1 Year growth
± 8.47%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wood County, TX grew at a rate of 0.698%, from 17.1k employees to 17.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wood County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,111 people), Retail Trade (2,099 people), and Construction (1,837 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wood County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Wood County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,484
Median earning men ± $2,121
$33,987
Median earning women ± $2,717

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($72,813), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,085).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,063), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,785), and Public Administration ($46,076).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 260
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 244
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 153
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wood County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 83.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.768%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Wood County, TX awarded 94 degrees. The student population of Wood County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 340 male students and 389 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wood County, TX are Black or African American (71 and 77.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (20 and 21.7%), White (1 and 1.09%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Wood County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Jarvis Christian University (94 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wood County, TX are General Business Administration & Management (36 and 38.3%), Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (17 and 18.1%), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (15 and 16%).

The median tuition cost in Wood County, TX for private four year colleges is $10,400.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 729 students enrolled in Wood County, TX, 46.6% men and 53.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 401 records, of which 53.6% were women and 46.4% men.

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Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Wood County, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 36 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
94 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Jarvis Christian University with 94 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 35 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wood County, TX, which is 0.593 times less than the 59 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 71 degrees mean that there were 3.55 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 20 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($10,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wood County, TX was $170,700 in 2022, which is 0.606 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $153,900 to $170,700, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Wood County, TX is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Wood County, TX have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wood County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wood County, TX is $61,748. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wood County, TX was Census Tract 9503.01 with a value of $78,611, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9507, with respective values of $67,091 and $62,778.

In 2023, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.55%.

Property

$170,700
Median Property Value 2022
±$7,779
$14,346
Median Property Taxes
±$894

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wood County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wood County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

80.5%
Homeownership
2022
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 80.5% of the housing units in Wood County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9503.01
  2. Census Tract 9501
  3. Census Tract 9507

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wood County, TX was Census Tract 9503.01 with a value of $78,611, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9507, with respective values of $67,091 and $62,778.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wood County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$61,748
Median Household Income
± $3,717
17.8k
Number of Households
± 1,035

In 2022, the median household income of the 17.8k households in Wood County, TX grew to $61,748 from the previous year's value of $58,418.

The following chart displays the households in Wood County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wood County, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.7%)
  2. Carpooled (11.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.93%)

In 2022, 77.7% of workers in Wood County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who worked at home (7.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

31.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wood County, TX have a longer commute time (31.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.67% of the workforce in Wood County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wood County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wood County, TX have 2 cars.

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.55%.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wood County, TX (5.5k out of 43.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wood County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2023, 21.5% of the children was living in poverty in Wood County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.8%.

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Health

84.9% of the population of Wood County, TX has health coverage, with 35.4% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 20.7% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 2.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wood County, TX see 2723 patients per year on average, which represents a 13.6% increase from the previous year (2397 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2867 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2414 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,723 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wood County, TX

Primary care physicians in Wood County, TX see an average of 2,723 patients per year. This represents a 13.6% increase from the previous year (2,397 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wood County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.1%
Uninsured
35.4%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
20.7%
Medicare
13.5%
Non-Group
2.55%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wood County, TX declined by 5.03% from 15.9% to 15.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wood County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 40.6 in Wood County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.2% in Wood County, TX.

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Clinical Care

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In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 22% in Wood County, TX.

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