Smith County vs. Wood County

Smith County (TX)Wood County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)230,22145,129
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.8%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)209,72541,959
Population, Census, April 1, 2010209,71441,964
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.6%19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%26.9%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.4%
White alone, percent77.7%91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent17.8%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.9%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.3%82.2%
Veterans, 2014-201812,1034,175
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.4%3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)91,10121,339
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.9%80.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$153,500$130,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,330$1,144
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$484$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$901$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.1%4.7%
Building permits, 201866013
Households, 2014-201877,19516,531
Persons per household, 2014-20182.852.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.9%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.4%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.4%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.2%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.8%16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%15.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%20.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.4%46.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.5%43.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)427,10640,611
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,527,88999,850
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,066,111575,658
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,388,949393,700
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,776$9,369
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.830.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,511$48,534
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,141$27,841
Persons in poverty, percent15.0%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20175,822821
Total employment, 201789,8338,363
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,743,049295,538
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.8%-6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,3653,792
All firms, 201219,4473,800
Men-owned firms, 201210,6541,931
Women-owned firms, 20125,9041,311
Minority-owned firms, 20124,043357
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,5863,315
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,801465
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,4753,081
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.2%25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010227.665.0
Land area in square miles, 2010921.45645.23

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Smith county (TX) and Wood county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.