48,742 people (2024 Census estimate, +8.2% since 2020)
645 square miles of land · 76 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.
19 active community water systems list Wood County in the area they serve, reporting 67,645 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| SHARON WSC groundwater · local government · TX2500020 | 9,111 served |
| FOUKE WSC groundwater · local government · TX2500016 | 7,668 served |
| BRIGHT STAR-SALEM SUD surface water · local government · TX2500015 | 7,308 served |
| JONES WSC groundwater · local government · TX2500007 | 6,075 served |
| RAMEY WSC groundwater · local government · TX2500018 | 5,238 served |
| LAKE FORK WSC groundwater · local government · TX2500039 | 5,082 served |
| GOLDEN WSC groundwater · local government · TX2500006 | 4,821 served |
| CITY OF MINEOLA groundwater · local government · TX2500002 | 4,515 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 135 people were held in Wood County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 122.
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.
6 school districts have their office in Wood County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $35.2 million — $24.3 million to run schools, about $14,801 per student, plus $9.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13 million local (mostly property tax), $10.9 million state, $4 million federal. Long-term debt: $29.8 million.
Spent $22.9 million — $18.3 million to run schools, about $11,919 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.3 million local (mostly property tax), $12.5 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $31.7 million.
Spent $19.6 million — $15.3 million to run schools, about $12,565 per student, plus $3.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.1 million local (mostly property tax), $8.8 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.8 million.
Spent $10.7 million — $10.1 million to run schools, about $12,224 per student, plus $607,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5 million local (mostly property tax), $6.8 million state, $608,000 federal. Long-term debt: $1.4 million.
Spent $19.7 million — $10.4 million to run schools, about $13,527 per student, plus $8.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.1 million local (mostly property tax), $2.2 million state, $2 million federal. Long-term debt: $25.3 million.
Spent $5.3 million — $4.8 million to run schools, about $12,359 per student, plus $365,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.6 million local (mostly property tax), $698,000 state, $952,000 federal.
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 Wood County about $15.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
121 bridges in Wood County: 47 in good condition, 72 fair, and 2 poor (1.7%). “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.
| CR 4730 over Indian Cr · built 1990 | 600 vehicles a day |
| CR 4750 over INDIAN CREEK · built 1992 | 180 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7 million of work in Wood County in fiscal 2025, about $156 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: Rains County (25 mi) · Upshur County (26 mi) · Camp County (27 mi) · Hopkins County (27 mi) · Franklin County (29 mi) · Smith County (29 mi).