Hood County, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Hood County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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C
Health Below averageHealthier than 79% of counties in Texas
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B
Income Around averageWealthier than 89% of counties in Texas
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C
Education Below averageBetter educated than 89% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 65,894 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 150.9 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 2.47% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 46.7 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 25,523 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Hood County grew by 33.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 65,894 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Hood County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 23.8% of residents. That is 10.5 points above Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 11,506 17.5% -6.0 pts
- Millennials 29–44 11,305 17.2% -5.8 pts
- Gen X 45–60 14,185 21.5% +2.1 pts
- Boomers 61–79 15,656 23.8% +10.5 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 51.4% of the people living in Hood County and men 48.6%.
- Women 51.4% Texas 50.1%
- Men 48.6% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Hood County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $87,655 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.33% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Hood County is about 11% higher than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $284,154 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,428 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.2% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Hood County is about 16.6 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,428 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Hood County spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 199 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 23.9 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 47.8 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 199 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $6,170 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 14.4% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 5,842 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 873 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Texas:
Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest:
Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).
The average commute time in Hood County is 24 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in Texas.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Hood County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.0% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.54 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest:
Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).
Health
Hood County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 17.0% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 18.2% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest:
Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).
Hood County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties
Hood County, TX is the 3rd largest of the 4 counties compared here, 65,894 residents against a local median of 165,168. Hood County, TX's median home price, at $284,154, runs 22% above the $232,812 typical of the counties around it.
Commute tells the same story from another angle: 23.9 min against a local median of 30.4 min, 22% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is commute, and at 22% below the local median it puts Hood County, TX at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread $46,189 on median home price, so Hood County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hood County, TX has the highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood County, TX | 65,894 | $87,655 #2/4 | $284,154 #1/4 | 23.9 min #2/4 |
| Parker County, TX | 165,168 | $105,306 | $240,818 | 30.4 min |
| Erath County, TX | 43,794 | $65,723 | $232,812 | 13.7 min |
| Johnson County, TX | 195,591 | $84,731 | $194,630 | 31.2 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Hood County, Texas.
How many people live in Hood County, Texas?
About 65,894 people live in Hood County, Texas, in 25,523 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 46.7, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 9 years.
Is Hood County, Texas urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Hood County, Texas has 151 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 1.7 times the U.S. average of 86.
Can a typical household afford a home in Hood County, Texas?
The median home costs 3.2 times the median household income ($284,154 against $87,655), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,428 a month takes about 20% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
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