Hutchinson County vs Montague County

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

Hutchinson 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.

Montague County has the higher population (20,599 vs 20,413 in Hutchinson County). Hutchinson County has the higher median household income ($65,470 vs $62,818 in Montague County). Montague County has the higher median home value ($189,400 vs $102,200 in Hutchinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
Population	20,413	20,599
Median age	38.1 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,470	$62,818
Median home value	$102,200	$189,400
Median gross rent	$852	$957
Housing units	10,175	10,313
Homeownership rate	80.9%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
Population	21,344 → 20,413 (-4.4%)	19,489 → 20,599 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$52,524 → $65,470 (+24.6%)	$51,765 → $62,818 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $102,200 (+29.7%)	$115,400 → $189,400 (+64.1%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $852 (+12.4%)	$858 → $957 (+11.5%)

Hutchinson County

Population

21,34420,413

Median household income

$52,524$65,470

Median home value

$78,800$102,200

Median gross rent

$758$852

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)

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.4%
75 and over	6.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	84.1%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
No high school diploma	14.2%	13.1%
High school graduate	32.0%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
Drove alone	83.7%	78.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
1-unit, detached	80.5%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson County	Montague County
Poverty rate	11.6%	13.5%
Average household size	2.91	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1967	1979