Menard County vs Oldham County

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

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

Oldham County has the higher population (2,097 vs 1,964 in Menard County). Oldham County has the higher median household income ($76,402 vs $48,191 in Menard County). Oldham County has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $105,300 in Menard County).

Population, income & housing

	Menard County	Oldham County
Population	1,964	2,097
Median age	58.0 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,191	$76,402
Median home value	$105,300	$144,800
Median gross rent	$810	$1,125
Housing units	1,309	791
Homeownership rate	76.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Menard County	Oldham County
Population	2,119 → 1,964 (-7.3%)	2,094 → 2,097 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$36,395 → $48,191 (+32.4%)	$64,545 → $76,402 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$59,300 → $105,300 (+77.6%)	$91,400 → $144,800 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $810 (+34.6%)	$780 → $1,125 (+44.2%)

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

Oldham County

Population

2,0942,097

Median household income

$64,545$76,402

Median home value

$91,400$144,800

Median gross rent

$780$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Menard County	Oldham County
Under 5	4.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	29.9%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	19.2%	8.7%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.7%
75 and over	19.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Menard County	Oldham County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	67.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.0%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Menard County	Oldham County
No high school diploma	23.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	25.0%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Menard County	Oldham County
Drove alone	81.5%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Menard County	Oldham County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Menard County	Oldham County
Poverty rate	21.1%	17.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1970	1966