Montague County, Texas

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,599
Median household income: $62,818
Median home value: $189,400

Montague County, Texas counts 20,599 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $62,818 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Montague County's population grew 5.7% from 19,489 to 20,599, while its median household income rose 21.4% from $51,765 to $62,818.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,599
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,818
Median home value: $189,400
Median gross rent: $957
Housing units: 10,313
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,48920,599

Median household income

$51,765$62,818

Median home value

$115,400$189,400

Median gross rent

$858$957

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,489	$51,765	$115,400	$858
2020	19,640	$57,511	$120,100	$873
2021	19,850	$59,127	$138,800	$859
2022	20,197	$63,336	$166,900	$974
2023	20,599	$62,818	$189,400	$957

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,083	5.3%
5 to 17	3,631	17.6%
18 to 24	1,446	7.0%
25 to 34	2,178	10.6%
35 to 44	2,286	11.1%
45 to 54	2,553	12.4%
55 to 64	2,933	14.2%
65 to 74	2,558	12.4%
75 and over	1,931	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,324	84.1%
Black or African American	10	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.5%
Asian	47	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	650	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,463	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,895	13.1%
High school graduate	5,454	37.8%
Some college or associate's	4,514	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,886	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	690	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,185	78.3%
Carpooled	898	11.4%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	96	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	631	8.0%
Other means	78	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,347	32.3%
15 to 29 min	1,370	18.9%
30 to 44 min	1,333	18.3%
45 to 59 min	966	13.3%
60+ min	1,251	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 13.5% (2,739 of 20,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,379	66.1%
Nonfamily households	2,763	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,142	78.9%
Vacant	2,171	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,414	78.8%
Renter-occupied	1,728	21.2%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,881	76.4%
1-unit, attached	88	0.9%
2 to 4 units	421	4.1%
5 to 19 units	97	0.9%
20 or more units	40	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,786	17.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 48337
State: Texas
Land area: 931 sq mi
Water area: 7.37 sq mi
Center point: 33.6784, -97.7250

Cities & places

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