According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km2), all land.
History
A post office was first established in the area in 1860 under the name, "Prairie Home."[3] In 1871, its name was changed to Hunter's Retreat.[3] In 1904, after the railroad was built, the town's name was changed to Pinehurst.[3]
There were 1,542 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
As of the 2015 American Community Survey, The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,690, and the median income for a family was $51,817. Males had a median income of $35,344 versus $15,380 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,124. About 24.2% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.9% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Census-designated places like Pinehurst are not official locations beyond their use by the Census Bureau, and therefore do not have their own municipal government.[20] All local governance of the CDP is instead administered by Montgomery County, Precinct 2. The current commissioner is Charlie Riley.[21]
Residents of both Tomball ISD and Magnolia ISD (and therefore Pinehurst) are served by the Lone Star College System (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College).[28]
^Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[18][19]