Armstrong County vs Menard County

A side-by-side comparison of Armstrong County and Menard County: population, income, housing, and more.

Armstrong County and Menard County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Menard County has the higher population (1,964 vs 1,883 in Armstrong County). Armstrong County has the higher median household income ($68,462 vs $48,191 in Menard County). Armstrong County has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $105,300 in Menard County).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong County	Menard County
Population	1,883	1,964
Median age	43.0 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,462	$48,191
Median home value	$185,700	$105,300
Median gross rent	$1,010	$810
Housing units	888	1,309
Homeownership rate	81.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong County	Menard County
Population	1,973 → 1,883 (-4.6%)	2,119 → 1,964 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $68,462 (-5.6%)	$36,395 → $48,191 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $185,700 (+32.9%)	$59,300 → $105,300 (+77.6%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,010 (+4.9%)	$602 → $810 (+34.6%)

Armstrong County

Population

1,9731,883

Median household income

$72,500$68,462

Median home value

$139,700$185,700

Median gross rent

$963$1,010

Menard County

Population

2,1191,964

Median household income

$36,395$48,191

Median home value

$59,300$105,300

Median gross rent

$602$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong County	Menard County
Under 5	6.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	6.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.5%
75 and over	11.8%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong County	Menard County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong County	Menard County
No high school diploma	6.0%	23.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong County	Menard County
Drove alone	80.3%	81.5%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong County	Menard County
1-unit, detached	90.7%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong County	Menard County
Poverty rate	5.8%	21.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1964	1970