Population 178 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hood
Household size in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.73 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.68 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.68 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.38 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Hood is a place of small households, averaging 2.35 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.73 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.8 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.8 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 47.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.4 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Hood skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.0% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 2.3% of households in Hood, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Hood
Renters in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.5% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.8% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.3% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.5% of households in Hood rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly six in ten owners (56.4%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.5% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.8% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Hood than nationally: 6.1%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +8 | +6 |
The housing in Hood is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are older than in Texas as a whole, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $730 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $684 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $708 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,537 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$807 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in Hood runs $1,537 a month at the median, utilities included, close to the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 30.9% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Hood
Bachelor's degrees in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.3% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.8% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.6% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a quarter of adults 25 and older in Hood (27.6%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.4% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.1% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.2% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 96.2% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.7 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Hood: 96.2% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Hood
| Period | Hood | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.3 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Hood has been low: just 1.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Hood compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 2.35 | 47.4 | 2.3% | 16.5% | 6.1% | 1985 | $1,537 | 27.6% | 96.2% | 1.1% |
| Era | 2.61 | 39.3 | 6.7% | 22.7% | 7.0% | 1991 | $1,058 | 28.6% | 95.9% | 0.7% |
| Myra | 2.79 | 37.9 | 5.4% | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1993 | $1,507 | 30.8% | 94.2% | 0.8% |
| Rosston | 2.72 | 35.7 | 8.6% | 25.5% | 7.4% | 1993 | $843 | 29.1% | 95.8% | 0.5% |
| Prairie Point | 2.63 | 41.3 | 4.3% | 20.2% | 12.5% | 1994 | $862 | 26.6% | 94.5% | 0.9% |
| Muenster | 2.43 | 40.4 | 6.3% | 22.0% | 12.9% | 1984 | $1,358 | 32.1% | 93.1% | 3.3% |
| Freemound | 2.59 | 42.9 | 3.8% | 19.4% | 13.9% | 1994 | $894 | 26.9% | 94.0% | 1.4% |
| Lindsay | 2.84 | 37.7 | 5.6% | 14.0% | 3.4% | 1995 | $1,489 | 30.1% | 93.2% | 1.0% |
| Forestburg | 2.58 | 45.4 | 3.5% | 24.5% | 13.0% | 1995 | $985 | 24.4% | 92.4% | 3.6% |
| Valley View | 2.79 | 37.7 | 9.1% | 17.1% | 7.1% | 1998 | $1,131 | 19.0% | 80.3% | 1.1% |
| Gainesville | 2.53 | 41.6 | 13.1% | 35.0% | 8.8% | 1978 | $1,107 | 22.0% | 86.6% | 6.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Hood. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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