27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

School districts serving portions of the county include:[10] The Gulf Coast Trades Center, a charter school, is in an unincorporated area of the county.

[10][11] The Huntsville and New Waverly ISDs are assigned to Lone Star College.

Areas of Walker County in Trinity ISD are assigned to Angelina College.

The portion of Richards ISD in Walker County is zoned to Blinn College.

[21][22] The Huntsville Unit houses the State of Texas execution chamber.

[23] Like most of Texas, Walker County was solidly Democratic for the first half of the 20th century.