Conroe vs Magnolia

A side-by-side comparison of Conroe and Magnolia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Conroe has the higher population (96,976 vs 3,230 in Magnolia). Conroe has the higher median household income ($75,245 vs $70,516 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($285,200 vs $283,100 in Conroe).

Population, income & housing

	Conroe	Magnolia
Population	96,976	3,230
Median age	32.8 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,245	$70,516
Median home value	$283,100	$285,200
Median gross rent	$1,350	$1,172
Housing units	40,219	1,380
Homeownership rate	55.2%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conroe	Magnolia
Population	84,358 → 96,976 (+15.0%)	2,124 → 3,230 (+52.1%)
Median household income	$60,343 → $75,245 (+24.7%)	$42,955 → $70,516 (+64.2%)
Median home value	$187,300 → $283,100 (+51.1%)	$191,900 → $285,200 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,350 (+24.4%)	$880 → $1,172 (+33.2%)

Conroe

Population

84,35896,976

Median household income

$60,343$75,245

Median home value

$187,300$283,100

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,350

Magnolia

Population

2,1243,230

Median household income

$42,955$70,516

Median home value

$191,900$285,200

Median gross rent

$880$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conroe	Magnolia
Under 5	7.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	11.2%	15.8%
25 to 34	17.4%	20.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.8%
75 and over	5.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conroe	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	64.4%
Black or African American	11.4%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	2.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	31.2%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conroe	Magnolia
No high school diploma	12.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	23.9%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conroe	Magnolia
Drove alone	76.5%	72.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	13.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conroe	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	54.0%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	12.0%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Conroe	Magnolia
Poverty rate	11.3%	6.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	2004	2002