Gray County vs Montague County

A side-by-side comparison of Gray County and Montague County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gray County has the higher population (21,131 vs 20,599 in Montague County). Montague County has the higher median household income ($62,818 vs $56,082 in Gray County). Montague County has the higher median home value ($189,400 vs $100,400 in Gray County).

Population, income & housing

	Gray County	Montague County
Population	21,131	20,599
Median age	36.8 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,082	$62,818
Median home value	$100,400	$189,400
Median gross rent	$898	$957
Housing units	9,975	10,313
Homeownership rate	73.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gray County	Montague County
Population	22,410 → 21,131 (-5.7%)	19,489 → 20,599 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$47,952 → $56,082 (+17.0%)	$51,765 → $62,818 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$77,600 → $100,400 (+29.4%)	$115,400 → $189,400 (+64.1%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $898 (+21.0%)	$858 → $957 (+11.5%)

Gray County

Population

22,41021,131

Median household income

$47,952$56,082

Median home value

$77,600$100,400

Median gross rent

$742$898

Montague County

Population

19,48920,599

Median household income

$51,765$62,818

Median home value

$115,400$189,400

Median gross rent

$858$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gray County	Montague County
Under 5	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.4%
75 and over	6.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gray County	Montague County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	84.1%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.8%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gray County	Montague County
No high school diploma	15.2%	13.1%
High school graduate	36.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gray County	Montague County
Drove alone	84.1%	78.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	8.0%
Other means	2.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gray County	Montague County
1-unit, detached	87.0%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Gray County	Montague County
Poverty rate	16.3%	13.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1959	1979