Megargel vs Windthorst

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

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

Windthorst has the higher population (397 vs 224 in Megargel). Megargel has the higher median household income ($95,066 vs $53,750 in Windthorst). Since 2019, Megargel's population has grown faster (+33.3% vs +28.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Megargel	Windthorst
Population	224	397
Median age	57.2 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,066	$53,750
Median home value	—	$197,500
Housing units	147	160
Homeownership rate	87.6%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Megargel	Windthorst
Population	168 → 224 (+33.3%)	308 → 397 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $95,066 (+157.8%)	$52,292 → $53,750 (+2.8%)
Median home value	—	$101,800 → $197,500 (+94.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $900 (+56.5%)

Megargel

Population

168224

Median household income

$36,875$95,066

Windthorst

Population

308397

Median household income

$52,292$53,750

Median home value

$101,800$197,500

Median gross rent

$575$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Megargel	Windthorst
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	3.1%	12.3%
25 to 34	19.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	2.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	38.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	3.1%	8.1%
75 and over	10.3%	22.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Megargel	Windthorst
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	50.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	48.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Megargel	Windthorst
No high school diploma	20.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	57.8%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Megargel	Windthorst
Drove alone	63.9%	97.4%
Carpooled	20.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Megargel	Windthorst
1-unit, detached	98.6%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Megargel	Windthorst
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.52	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1955	1979