Megargel vs Scotland

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

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

Scotland has the higher population (607 vs 224 in Megargel). Megargel has the higher median household income ($95,066 vs $77,500 in Scotland). Since 2019, Megargel's population has grown faster (+33.3% vs +31.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Megargel	Scotland
Population	224	607
Median age	57.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,066	$77,500
Median home value	—	$135,300
Median gross rent	—	$935
Housing units	147	212
Homeownership rate	87.6%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Megargel	Scotland
Population	168 → 224 (+33.3%)	463 → 607 (+31.1%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $95,066 (+157.8%)	$53,750 → $77,500 (+44.2%)
Median home value	—	$90,000 → $135,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$653 → $935 (+43.2%)

Megargel

Population

168224

Median household income

$36,875$95,066

Scotland

Population

463607

Median household income

$53,750$77,500

Median home value

$90,000$135,300

Median gross rent

$653$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Megargel	Scotland
Under 5	3.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	3.1%	12.5%
25 to 34	19.6%	23.6%
35 to 44	2.2%	5.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	38.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	3.1%	6.4%
75 and over	10.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Megargel	Scotland
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	7.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Megargel	Scotland
No high school diploma	20.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	57.8%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Megargel	Scotland
Drove alone	63.9%	86.4%
Carpooled	20.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Megargel	Scotland
1-unit, detached	98.6%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.5%

Poverty & households

	Megargel	Scotland
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.52	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1955	1975