Montague vs St. Jo

A side-by-side comparison of Montague and St. Jo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Jo has the higher population (876 vs 224 in Montague). St. Jo has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $53,984 in Montague). Montague has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $146,900 in St. Jo).

Population, income & housing

	Montague	St. Jo
Population	224	876
Median age	47.3 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,984	$68,750
Median home value	$170,800	$146,900
Median gross rent	—	$483
Housing units	117	406
Homeownership rate	92.3%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montague	St. Jo
Population	384 → 224 (-41.7%)	897 → 876 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$51,944 → $53,984 (+3.9%)	$42,841 → $68,750 (+60.5%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $170,800 (+60.7%)	$98,200 → $146,900 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$893 → $855 (-4.3%)	$650 → $483 (-25.7%)

Montague

Population

384224

Median household income

$51,944$53,984

Median home value

$106,300$170,800

Median gross rent

$893$855

St. Jo

Population

897876

Median household income

$42,841$68,750

Median home value

$98,200$146,900

Median gross rent

$650$483

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montague	St. Jo
Under 5	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	30.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	0.3%
25 to 34	21.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	20.1%	5.4%
75 and over	5.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montague	St. Jo
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	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	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montague	St. Jo
No high school diploma	11.4%	7.7%
High school graduate	36.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montague	St. Jo
Drove alone	81.7%	86.3%
Carpooled	11.7%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montague	St. Jo
1-unit, detached	88.0%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Montague	St. Jo
Poverty rate	22.2%	18.5%
Average household size	1.84	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1973	1971