Menard

Population: 1,078
Median household income: $43,179
Median home value: $69,800

Menard, a community in Menard County, Texas, has 1,078 residents. At $43,179, its median household income sits below Menard County's $48,191.

From 2019 to 2023, Menard's population declined 36.1% from 1,687 to 1,078, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $54,000 to $69,800.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 48.3% of the population. 90.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,078
Median age: 59.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,179
Median home value: $69,800
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 696
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6871,078

Median household income

$33,542$43,179

Median home value

$54,000$69,800

Median gross rent

$602$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,687	$33,542	$54,000	$602
2020	1,468	$43,068	$56,700	$693
2021	1,336	$38,563	$56,100	$593
2022	1,356	$37,601	$58,900	$714
2023	1,078	$43,179	$69,800	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over19.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	2.6%
5 to 17	136	12.6%
18 to 24	44	4.1%
25 to 34	121	11.2%
35 to 44	80	7.4%
45 to 54	75	7.0%
55 to 64	196	18.2%
65 to 74	190	17.6%
75 and over	208	19.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	497	46.1%
Black or African American	8	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	521	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.6%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	22.6%
High school graduate	310	35.6%
Some college or associate's	247	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	82	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	90.5%
Carpooled	24	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	261	62.7%
15 to 29 min	58	13.9%
30 to 44 min	45	10.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	52	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 27.0% (279 of 1,034)

	Count	Share
Family households	275	49.7%
Nonfamily households	278	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	553	79.5%
Vacant	143	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	397	71.8%
Renter-occupied	156	28.2%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	534	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	50	7.2%
Mobile home & other	94	13.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847628
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.9184, -99.7837

Other places in Menard County

None.