69,126 people (2024 Census estimate, +11.4% since 2020)
421 square miles of land · 164 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
51 active community water systems list Hood County in the area they serve, reporting 69,016 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| ACTON MUD surface water · local government · TX1110007 | 20,458 served |
| CITY OF GRANBURY surface water · local government · TX1110001 | 11,468 served |
| OAK TRAIL SHORES surface water · private · TX1110004 | 5,676 served |
| CANYON CREEK ADDITION buys surface water · private · TX1110070 | 3,687 served |
| COMANCHE COVE & HERITAGE HEIGHTS groundwater · private · TX1110060 | 2,562 served |
| COMANCHE HARBOR & PORT OCALL buys surface water · private · TX1110022 | 1,764 served |
| BENTWATER ON LAKE GRANBURY groundwater · private · TX1110116 | 1,584 served |
| CITY OF TOLAR groundwater · local government · TX1110012 | 1,461 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 172 people were held in Hood County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 180.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Hood County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $110.9 million — $84.7 million to run schools, about $10,649 per student, plus $11.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $80.1 million local (mostly property tax), $10 million state, $13.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $85.8 million.
Spent $12.2 million — $9.7 million to run schools, about $11,001 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.3 million local (mostly property tax), $5.9 million state, $910,000 federal. Long-term debt: $8.7 million.
Spent $9.5 million — $6.3 million to run schools, about $13,593 per student, plus $2.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $916,000 federal. Long-term debt: $15.6 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hood County about $29.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
83 bridges in Hood County: 38 in good condition, 44 fair, and 1 poor (1.2%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| OLD GRANBURY PCT 4 over WALNUT CREEK · built 1921 | 236 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $19.4 million of work in Hood County in fiscal 2025, about $315 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Somervell County (15 mi) · Parker County (24 mi) · Erath County (26 mi) · Johnson County (27 mi) · Palo Pinto County (36 mi) · Bosque County (38 mi).