Geography

The Woodlands is 28 miles (45 km) north of Houston along Interstate 45 in the Houston, The Woodlands and Sugar Land area. The Woodlands is primarily in Montgomery County with a small portion in Harris County. As of the 2013 census, the city has a population of 93,847. The Woodlands covers about 43.9 square miles (113.6 km²)

Demographics

In 2000, there were 55,649 people, 19,881 households, and 15,546 families residing in The Woodlands. The population density was 2,328.4 people per square mile (900.5/km²).

As of 2000, the racial demographic of The Woodlands was 92.36% White, 1.75% Black, -.29% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander 1.43% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28% of the population.

There were 19,881 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

In The Woodlands population was spread out with 31.8% were under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household was $85,253, for a family $98,675. Males have a median income of $78,642 versus $38,505 for females. The Per capita income was $37,724. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those ages 65 or over.

Economy

Although, The Woodlands is considered to be a bedroom community, it has also attracted corporations. Most notably are Chevron Phillips, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Huntsman, Baker Hughes, Mckesson Corporation, Hewitt Associates and Safmarine.