Oglesby vs South Mountain

A side-by-side comparison of Oglesby and South Mountain: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oglesby has the higher population (412 vs 295 in South Mountain). South Mountain has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $47,188 in Oglesby). South Mountain has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $98,400 in Oglesby).

Population, income & housing

	Oglesby	South Mountain
Population	412	295
Median age	48.3 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,188	$60,938
Median home value	$98,400	$170,800
Median gross rent	$904	$988
Housing units	190	143
Homeownership rate	70.1%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oglesby	South Mountain
Population	619 → 412 (-33.4%)	383 → 295 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$53,516 → $47,188 (-11.8%)	$59,167 → $60,938 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$71,200 → $98,400 (+38.2%)	$117,400 → $170,800 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $904 (+31.4%)	$736 → $988 (+34.2%)

Oglesby

Population

619412

Median household income

$53,516$47,188

Median home value

$71,200$98,400

Median gross rent

$688$904

South Mountain

Population

383295

Median household income

$59,167$60,938

Median home value

$117,400$170,800

Median gross rent

$736$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oglesby	South Mountain
Under 5	5.3%	2.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	5.8%	8.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	21.6%	4.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	19.7%
75 and over	13.1%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oglesby	South Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oglesby	South Mountain
No high school diploma	19.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	39.8%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oglesby	South Mountain
Drove alone	65.9%	85.8%
Carpooled	18.8%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oglesby	South Mountain
1-unit, detached	75.3%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Oglesby	South Mountain
Poverty rate	10.0%	6.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1959	1983