Population

121,002

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$511,700

Owner-occupied units

The Woodlands, TX

Texas · 30.173° N, 95.510° W · 43 sq mi

The Woodlands is a city in Texas, with a population of 121,002 and about 2,792 residents per square mile. The median household earns $140,701 a year, and the median home is worth $511,700.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

43 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,792

People per square mile

Rank by population

#260

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#292

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$140,701

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,822

Per month

Homeownership

72.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27 min

One way

People

Median age

40.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

66.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

21.8%

Households

44,062

2.73 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.6^%

Professional & business services 17.6^%

Manufacturing 11.5^%

Retail trade 8.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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