Population (year 2000): 55,649 Males: 26,796 (48.2%), Females: 28,853 (51.8%)   County: Montgomery Land area: 23.4 square miles Zip code: 77381 Median resident age: 36.9 years  Median household income: $85,253 (year 2000) Median house value: $168,300 (year 2000) Races in The Woodlands: White Non-Hispanic (87.5%) Hispanic (6.6%) Black (1.7%) Other race (1.4%)

Two or more races (1.3%) Asian Indian (1.2%) Chinese (0.6%) American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)  Ancestries: German (20.9%), English (16.0%), Irish (13.1%), United States (8.0%), Italian (5.6%), French (4.7%). For population 25 years and over in The Woodlands CDP High school or higher: 95.6% Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.7% Graduate or professional degree: 18.8% Unemployed: 2.7% Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes For population 15 years and over in The Woodlands CDP Never married: 17.3% Now married: 70.7% Separated: 0.8% Widowed: 3.9% Divorced: 7.2% 9.5% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 2.8% Europe, 2.5% Asia).   Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (29.8 miles, pop. 1,953,631). Nearest cities: Shenandoah, TX (3.3 miles), Oak Ridge North, TX (4.3 miles), Woodloch, TX (7.0 miles), Tomball, TX (9.6 miles), Conroe, TX (10.1 miles), Spring, TX (11.7 miles), Porter Heights, TX (12.9 miles), Pinehurst, TX (13.2 miles). Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.3%), Manufacturing (11.8%).