Population 1,609 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Woodbranch
Household size in Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.84 | 2.96 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.12 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.02 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.18 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Woodbranch is a place of big households: 3.02 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.84 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.5 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.5 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.3 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.4 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
At 39.3, the median age in Woodbranch is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in the Houston area as a whole, where the median age is 36.4.
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.0% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.2% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.1% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +5.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in seven households in Woodbranch (14.1%), above the national share of 11.6%. The Houston area as a whole looks much the same.
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 Woodbranch
Renters in Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 36.6% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 38.6% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.8% | 39.5% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 38.8% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | +2.2 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 9.4% of households in Woodbranch rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 38.2% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.5% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.7% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Woodbranch: 14.7% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1985 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1988 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1993 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
The housing in Woodbranch is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in the Houston area overall, where the median home dates to 1993.
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $903 | $1,018 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $910 | $1,103 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,646 | $1,300 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,355 | $1,649 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$452 | +$631 | +$639 | +$606 |
The median renter in Woodbranch pays $1,355 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 24.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under 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 Woodbranch
Bachelor's degrees in Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 29.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.0% | 30.4% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.3% | 32.5% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.1% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Woodbranch have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.2% | 80.9% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 84.9% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.5% | 84.8% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +3.9 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Woodbranch is close to the national rate: 90.5% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in the wider Houston area (84.8%).
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 Woodbranch
| Period | Woodbranch | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Woodbranch than nationally: unemployment was 6.7%, against 5.4%. The picture is much the same across the Houston area. 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).
Woodbranch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbranch | 3.02 | 39.3 | 14.1% | 9.4% | 14.7% | 1986 | $1,355 | 13.1% | 90.5% | 6.7% |
| Patton Village | 3.08 | 38.3 | 15.0% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 1984 | $1,273 | 10.5% | 83.4% | 7.1% |
| Roman Forest | 2.94 | 38.2 | 19.3% | 9.3% | 5.0% | 1995 | $1,301 | 21.0% | 84.4% | 4.1% |
| New Caney | 3.18 | 32.4 | 17.0% | 31.1% | 10.5% | 2005 | $1,321 | 16.3% | 78.4% | 3.3% |
| Splendora | 3.23 | 35.6 | 13.4% | 20.3% | 6.2% | 1997 | $1,213 | 14.0% | 81.0% | 4.7% |
| Walden Woods | 3.34 | 30.5 | 26.0% | 10.8% | 16.5% | 2002 | $1,575 | 4.6% | 66.3% | 1.6% |
| Plum Grove | 4.13 | 24.7 | 13.5% | 10.2% | 15.2% | 2007 | $1,033 | 5.8% | 58.8% | 4.2% |
| Porter | 3.04 | 36.3 | 10.5% | 25.7% | 8.4% | 2004 | $1,493 | 21.8% | 80.1% | 5.4% |
| Huffman | 3.15 | 37.7 | 19.3% | 19.5% | 11.9% | 1996 | $1,723 | 27.0% | 89.2% | 6.5% |
| Wigginsville | 2.87 | 44.1 | 5.8% | 16.5% | 6.7% | 2000 | $1,141 | 16.5% | 80.3% | 0.6% |
| Humble | 2.95 | 36.5 | 14.5% | 36.8% | 6.4% | 1997 | $1,744 | 35.4% | 90.6% | 6.4% |
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 Woodbranch. 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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