Conroe, TX

Census Place

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2020 Population

88,369

4.75% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

33.7

0.298% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

12.3%

0.925% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$61,997

2.74% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$208,100

11.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Conroe, TX had a population of 88.4k people with a median age of 33.7 and a median household income of $61,997. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Conroe, TX grew from 84,358 to 88,369, a 4.75% increase and its median household income grew from $60,343 to $61,997, a 2.74% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Conroe, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.2%), White (Hispanic) (22.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Other (Hispanic) (5.06%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.85%).

None of the households in Conroe, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.1% of the residents in Conroe, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Conroe, TX was $208,100, and the homeownership rate was 54.5%.

Most people in Conroe, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Conroe, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Conroe, TX is home to a population of 88.4k people, from which 88.1% are citizens. As of 2020, 16.6% of Conroe, TX residents were born outside of the country (14.7k people).

In 2020, there were 2.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.9k people) in Conroe, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.7k White (Hispanic) and 9.22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.1%

2020 Citizenship

87.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 88.1% of Conroe, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Conroe, TX was 87.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Conroe, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Conroe, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
47.9k ± 2.07k
White (Hispanic)
19.7k ± 1.62k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.22k ± 1.49k

30.7%

Hispanic Population

27.2k people

30.7% of the people in Conroe, TX are hispanic (27.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Conroe, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

16.6%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

14.7k people

17.7%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

14.9k people

As of 2020, 16.6% of Conroe, TX residents (14.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Conroe, TX was 17.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Conroe, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,318 ± 367
Vietnam
1,245 ± 282
Gulf War (1990s)
694 ± 223

Conroe, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Conroe, TX employs 43.4k people. The largest industries in Conroe, TX are Retail Trade (5,359 people), Educational Services (5,323 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,344 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,582), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($81,220), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,511).

Employment

Occupations

43.4k

2020 Value

± 2,129

2.53%

1 Year growth

± 6.68%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Conroe, TX grew at a rate of 2.53%, from 42.3k employees to 43.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Conroe, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (4,690 people), Management Occupations (4,458 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,527 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Conroe, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

43.4k

2020 Value

± 2,129

2.53%

1 Year growth

± 6.68%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Conroe, TX grew at a rate of 2.53%, from 42.3k employees to 43.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Conroe, TX, are Retail Trade (5,359 people), Educational Services (5,323 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,344 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Conroe, TX, though some of these residents may live in Conroe, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,435

Median earning men ± $3,041

$29,053

Median earning women ± $3,447

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,308), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,441).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,859), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,000), and Information ($43,516).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Texas. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$292B
Gasoline
$210B
Fuel oils
$178B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $292B, followed by Gasoline ($210B) and Fuel oils ($178B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Texas.

$2.36T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.5T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

90.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.36T. This is expected to increase 90.9% to $4.5T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$78.1B
California
$76.4B
Michigan
$74.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $78.1B, followed by California with $76.4B and Michigan and $74.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Measure

In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Conroe, TX was $208,100 in 2020, which is 0.906 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $187,300 to $208,100, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Conroe, TX is 54.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Conroe, TX have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Conroe, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Conroe, TX is $61,997. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Conroe, TX was Census Tract 6931.02 with a value of $68,339, followed by Census Tract 6936 and Census Tract 6938, with respective values of $44,892 and $41,875.

Property

$208,100

Median Property Value 2020

±$10,286

$17,733

Median Property Taxes

±$1,139

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Conroe, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Conroe, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.5%

Homeownership

2020

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 54.5% of the housing units in Conroe, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Conroe, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6931.02
Census Tract 6936
Census Tract 6938

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Conroe, TX was Census Tract 6931.02 with a value of $68,339, followed by Census Tract 6936 and Census Tract 6938, with respective values of $44,892 and $41,875.

The following map shows all of the places in Conroe, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,997

Median Household Income

± $3,465

32.5k

Number of Households

± 1,693

In 2020, the median household income of the 32.5k households in Conroe, TX grew to $61,997 from the previous year's value of $60,343.

The following chart displays the households in Conroe, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Conroe, TX is from Texas.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

0.48

2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (82%)
Carpooled (9.63%)
Worked At Home (4.99%)

In 2020, 82% of workers in Conroe, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.63%) and those who worked at home (4.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Conroe, TX have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in Conroe, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Conroe, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Conroe, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Conroe, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Conroe, TX (10.7k out of 86.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Conroe, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

80.3% of the population of Conroe, TX has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.927% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Montgomery County, TX see 1674 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.78% increase from the previous year (1613 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2025 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1155 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Texas. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Texas, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Montgomery County, TX.

1,674 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Montgomery County, TX

Primary care physicians in Montgomery County, TX see an average of 1,674 patients per year. This represents a 3.78% increase from the previous year (1,613 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Montgomery County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 26.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19.7%

Uninsured

46.5%

Employer Coverage

11.8%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

0.927%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Conroe, TX declined by 4.01% from 20.5% to 19.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Conroe, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.