Hood County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Hood County, Texas has a population of 65,894 across 421 square miles, up 12.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $3.55 bn in 2024, 1,552 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 77 7(a) approvals worth $57.3 m.
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Hood County
How many people live in Hood County
- Population65,894
- Households25,523
- Average household size2.58
- Median household income$88,160
- Median age45.9
- Median gross rent$1,428 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$306,400
- Home value to household income3.5 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over48,057
- Population under 1813,467
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over16,840
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6435,587
- Civilian labor force30,543
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over58.3 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties55th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents833rd
Hood County is the 55th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 3.5 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.6 percent against 20.4 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Hood County's population growing?
- Population change since the 2020 census base12.23 percent
- Census 2020 base population61,594
- Births, 2024668
- Deaths, 2024825
- Natural change, 2024-157
- Net domestic migration, 20241,535
- Net international migration, 202471
- Total net migration, 20241,606
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20248,053
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents105th
The county has grown 12.23 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Hood County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving3,011
- People arriving, from those returns5,898
- Adjusted gross income arriving$278.9 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$92,642
- Largest single originHood County Non-migrants (23,230 households)
- Largest single destination (23,230 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hood County Non-migrants | 23,230 | 48,153 | $2.30 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 722 | 1,404 | $77.8 m |
| Tarrant County | 647 | 1,261 | $54.3 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 405 | 776 | $32.0 m |
| Other flows - West | 356 | 717 | $46.7 m |
| Parker County | 219 | 442 | $16.7 m |
| Other flows - South | 218 | 393 | $19.4 m |
| Johnson County | 179 | 384 | $10.1 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Hood County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Hood County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$3.55 bn
- County GDP, 2023$3.44 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20243.3 percent
- GDP change over five years53.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Texas counties73rd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents883rd
- GDP per resident$53,881
Output grew 3.3 percent in the latest year and 53.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Largest employers in Hood County
- Covered employment, annual average18,544
- Establishments reporting1,700
- Average annual pay$51,551
- Average weekly wage$991
- Sector 44-45, employment3,025
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$37,400
- Sector 62, employment2,496
- Sector 62, average annual pay$55,503
- Sector 72, employment2,285
- Sector 72, average annual pay$22,764
- Sector 23, employment1,520
- Sector 23, average annual pay$70,707
- Sector 31-33, employment1,147
- Sector 56, employment843
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 3,025 | 197 | $37,400 |
| Sector 62 | 2,496 | 152 | $55,503 |
| Sector 72 | 2,285 | 134 | $22,764 |
| Sector 23 | 1,520 | 217 | $70,707 |
| Sector 31-33 | 1,147 | 76 | $62,996 |
| Sector 56 | 843 | 101 | $50,512 |
| Sector 54 | 736 | 184 | $79,200 |
| Sector 81 | 734 | 121 | $39,342 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 3,025 jobs, 16.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Hood County?
- Establishments, all industries1,552
- Employment at those establishments15,655
- Annual payroll$709.6 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents23.6
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Hood County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024141
- Declared construction value permitted$41.5 m
- Single family units authorised141
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$294,621
- Units authorised per 1,000 households5.5
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Hood County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded77
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$57.3 m
- Average 7(a) approval$744,394
- Median 7(a) approval$477,500
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$2,120,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)1,069
- Jobs per approval13.9
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active40
- Distinct industries receiving approvals50
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer31.2 percent
- Loans on real estate terms24
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter49
- Franchise loans16
- Franchise share of approvals20.8 percent
- Leading industry by approval countLimited-Service Restaurants (6)
- Most active lenderPlainsCapital Bank (8)
- 504 approvals recorded11
- 504 gross approval dollars$8.3 m
- Average 504 approval$750,727
- Median 504 approval$611,000
- Distinct CDCs active4
- 504 jobs per approval6.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved8.0
- Most active CDCCapital Certified Development Corporation (6)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals87.5 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$65.6 m
The average approval of $744,394 sits well above the median of $477,500, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. 31.2 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Hood County
Do SBA loans in Hood County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded8
- Paid in full6
- Charged off2
- Status: Exempt from disclosure56
- Status: Paid in full6
- Status: Cancelled7
- Status: Charged off2
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed6
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 8 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA lending by place in Hood County
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- GRANBURY, approvals74
- CRESSON, approvals2
- LIPAN, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| GRANBURY | 74 | $56,406,300 |
| CRESSON | 2 | $862,000 |
| LIPAN | 1 | $50,000 |
GRANBURY accounts for 74 approvals against 2 in CRESSON. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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How large is Hood County?
- Land area421 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties241st of 254
- Width, east to west26.5 mi
- Height, north to south22.5 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land157
- Establishments per square mile3.69
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Hood County
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book6
- Of those, participating in the NFIP6
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Hood County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The EPA places Hood County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Hood County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Hood County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population65,894
- Households25,523
- Average household size2.58
- Median household income$88,160
- Median age45.9
Common questions
Hood County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hood County, Texas?
65,894, in 25,523 households, ranking 55th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hood County's population growing?
The population has grown 12.23 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 668 births against 825 deaths, with net migration of 1,606. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Hood County?
$88,160. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $306,400, which is 3.5 times income, and median gross rent is $1,428 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Hood County?
1,552 establishments, employing 15,655 people with an annual payroll of $709.6 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Hood County?
Average annual pay is $51,551, or $991 a week, across 18,544 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Hood County?
77 7(a) approvals totalling $57.3 m since FY2020, across 40 lenders, with a median approval of $477,500, plus 11 504 approvals worth $8.3 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
How many building permits were issued in Hood County?
141 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $41.5 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Hood County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Hood County come from?
The largest single origin is Hood County Non-migrants, with 23,230 households. Arriving households report an average income of $92,642 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Hood County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Hood County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.
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Cities and places in Hood.
8 Census places lie wholly or partly in Hood County. 8 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked. The rest are named here and not linked, because the American Community Survey and the SBA record between them do not carry enough about them to write an honest page. A place existing is itself worth knowing, so nothing in the county is left out.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA approvals | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granbury | city | 12,136 | 75 | Wholly in this county |
| Pecan Plantation | CDP | 6,452 | None recorded | 93.8 percent here, 6.2 percent Johnson County |
| DeCordova | city | 3,152 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Oak Trail Shores | CDP | 3,040 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Canyon Creek | CDP | 1,646 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Tolar | city | 1,585 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Stockton Bend | city | 600 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Lipan | city | 490 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
A further 5 SBA approvals in Hood County are recorded against borrower cities that match no Census place, the largest being Cresson. Those are postal cities and unincorporated areas rather than incorporated places, so no page claims them, and their lending is counted in this county's totals above rather than under any city.