Magnolia vs Roman Forest

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (3,230 vs 2,832 in Roman Forest). Roman Forest has the higher median household income ($120,313 vs $70,516 in Magnolia). Roman Forest has the higher median home value ($288,400 vs $285,200 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
Population	3,230	2,832
Median age	32.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,516	$120,313
Median home value	$285,200	$288,400
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,899
Housing units	1,380	1,056
Homeownership rate	52.3%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
Population	2,124 → 3,230 (+52.1%)	1,727 → 2,832 (+64.0%)
Median household income	$42,955 → $70,516 (+64.2%)	$95,781 → $120,313 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$191,900 → $285,200 (+48.6%)	$224,800 → $288,400 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,172 (+33.2%)	$1,223 → $1,899 (+55.3%)

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

Roman Forest

Population

1,7272,832

Median household income

$95,781$120,313

Median home value

$224,800$288,400

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
Under 5	4.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	15.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	20.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.9%
75 and over	6.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	72.7%
Black or African American	8.8%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	28.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
Drove alone	72.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.9%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
1-unit, detached	58.4%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Roman Forest
Poverty rate	6.3%	3.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	31	42
Median year structure built	2002	2001