Mountain City

Population: 855
Median household income: $149,432
Median home value: $455,300

Mountain City, a community in Hays County, Texas, has 855 residents. At $149,432, its median household income sits above Hays County's $85,827.

From 2019 to 2023, Mountain City's population grew 15.7% from 739 to 855, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $301,400 to $455,300.

99.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 855
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $149,432
Median home value: $455,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 278
Homeownership rate: 98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

739855

Median household income

$121,518$149,432

Median home value

$301,400$455,300

Median gross rent

$2,000$2,625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	739	$121,518	$301,400	$2,000
2020	536	$124,107	$311,000	$1,938
2021	633	$129,821	$340,600	$1,950
2022	726	$133,750	$389,200	$2,625
2023	855	$149,432	$455,300	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	10.6%
5 to 17	179	20.9%
18 to 24	51	6.0%
25 to 34	68	8.0%
35 to 44	143	16.7%
45 to 54	100	11.7%
55 to 64	124	14.5%
65 to 74	54	6.3%
75 and over	45	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	523	61.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	4	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	307	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.5%
High school graduate	150	28.1%
Some college or associate's	176	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	128	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	72	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	325	75.2%
Carpooled	36	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	16.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	55	15.2%
15 to 29 min	106	29.4%
30 to 44 min	63	17.5%
45 to 59 min	76	21.1%
60+ min	61	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 0.7% (6 of 855)

	Count	Share
Family households	235	86.1%
Nonfamily households	38	13.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	273	98.2%
Vacant	5	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	269	98.5%
Renter-occupied	4	1.5%

1-unit, detached99.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	99.3%
1-unit, attached	2	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4849600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.0392, -97.8915