Archer City vs Megargel

A side-by-side comparison of Archer City and Megargel: population, income, housing, and more.

Archer City and Megargel are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Archer City has the higher population (1,453 vs 224 in Megargel). Megargel has the higher median household income ($95,066 vs $58,607 in Archer City). Since 2019, Megargel's population has grown faster (+33.3% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Archer City	Megargel
Population	1,453	224
Median age	43.0 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,607	$95,066
Median home value	$125,600	—
Median gross rent	$496	—
Housing units	749	147
Homeownership rate	78.5%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer City	Megargel
Population	1,838 → 1,453 (-20.9%)	168 → 224 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$39,583 → $58,607 (+48.1%)	$36,875 → $95,066 (+157.8%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $125,600 (+69.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$561 → $496 (-11.6%)	—

Archer City

Population

1,8381,453

Median household income

$39,583$58,607

Median home value

$74,200$125,600

Median gross rent

$561$496

Megargel

Population

168224

Median household income

$36,875$95,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer City	Megargel
Under 5	5.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.9%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	19.6%
35 to 44	8.1%	2.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	38.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	3.1%
75 and over	8.7%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer City	Megargel
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer City	Megargel
No high school diploma	11.1%	20.3%
High school graduate	44.7%	57.8%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer City	Megargel
Drove alone	92.5%	63.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer City	Megargel
1-unit, detached	83.7%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Archer City	Megargel
Poverty rate	19.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1964	1955