Living in The Woodlands

In The Woodlands, the median gross salary is €5,752 a month (2024) and unemployment is 5.2% (2024).

The Woodlands numbered 114,436 residents at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 5.15% was measured at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 33,723 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1924 sources

Population114,436people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,752EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records

Median rent1,683EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.15%country median 4.6% — 13% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean12.15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to The Woodlands?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in The Woodlands.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,922 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,683 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is The Woodlands a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 26–44%

Skilled employee43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–52%

Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–45%

Family33%strong on family, weak on safety · range 23–43%

Retirement33%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

29.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 33,723 of 114,436 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in The Woodlands is 5.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

The Woodlands 5.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,752 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records⁴Official
Unemployment rate	5.15 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in The Woodlands?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,292of €4,296 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,296
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,922
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,292

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to The Woodlands. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Open official service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in The Woodlands. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	203 count	13 Sept 2026	NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 2026⁷Official
Hospitals	3 count	30 Sept 2026	CMS Hospital General Information⁶Official
Pharmacies	35 count	13 Sept 2026	NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 2026⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	472.8 per 100,000	13 Sept 2026	NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 2026⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in The Woodlands when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

The Woodlands's nearest airport was IAH, 24 km away and offered 169 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	169 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	IAH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for The Woodlands. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in The Woodlands.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 12.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 12.1°C in January to 29.5°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

18°6°

20°9°

23°12°

27°16°

30°20°

34°23°

35°24°

32°21°

28°16°

22°11°

18°8°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

127

152

123

120

139

103

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.512.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in The Woodlands is 12.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

135

261

252

124

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–16

The Woodlands 12.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12.15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 17.6 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 23.4 · Apr 26.7 · May 30.5 · Jun 33.5 · Jul 34.7 · Aug 35 · Sep 32.4 · Oct 28.2 · Nov 22.5 · Dec 18.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.5 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 12 · Apr 15.5 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 12.1 · Feb 14.3 · Mar 17.7 · Apr 21.1 · May 25.2 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 26.9 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 13 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 95.5 · Feb 75.4 · Mar 88.3 · Apr 100.3 · May 127.4 · Jun 152.4 · Jul 95.7 · Aug 122.9 · Sep 119.6 · Oct 138.7 · Nov 98.3 · Dec 102.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	39.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	12.11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,317 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	34.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	21.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	6.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Amagasaki (Japan) ±4.1 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±4.1 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±4.1 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±4.1 °C, Hirakata (Japan) ±4.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of The Woodlands was 112.3 km² at the end of 2025. The Woodlands's population density measured 1,251.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport70.5%
Foreign residents29.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	112.3 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	24 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	33,723 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,251 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	114,436 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on The Woodlands

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Spring as a The Woodlands alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 3.7% Spring vs 5.2% The Woodlands−28%
Median gross pay, city: €3,286 (2020) Spring vs €5,752 (2024) The Woodlandsno percentage
Foreign residents: 16.1% Spring vs 24.0% The Woodlands−33%
Residents: 62,559 Spring vs 114,436 The Woodlands−45%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Spring vs 12.1 µg/m³ The Woodlands−10%

Full comparison More about Spring

Cities near The Woodlands

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Conroe 16.0 km away

Salary: 3,702 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Spring 17.7 km away

Rent: 1,581 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,286 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with The Woodlands, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Rio Rancho114,419 residents Clearwater114,364 residents Provo114,527 residents Tuscaloosa114,316 residents Lehigh Acres114,287 residents Concord114,598 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in The Woodlands?

The unemployment rate is 5.15 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in The Woodlands?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12.15 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in The Woodlands?

The published population is 114,436 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in The Woodlands?

33,723 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is The Woodlands a good place to live?

The Woodlands may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near The Woodlands?

Tomball, Conroe, Spring, Magnolia are near The Woodlands. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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