Menard County, TX

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2023 Population

1,964

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

21.1%

6.18% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$48,191

17.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$105,300

21.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Menard County, TX had a population of 1.96k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $48,191. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Menard County, TX stayed from 1,964 to 1,964, a 0% change and its median household income grew from $40,945 to $48,191, a 17.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Menard County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.4%), White (Hispanic) (12.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.4%), Other (Hispanic) (3.67%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.26%).

None of the households in Menard County, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Menard County, TX was $105,300, and the homeownership rate was 76.1%.

Most people in Menard County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Menard County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Menard County, TX borders Concho County, TX, Kimble County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, Mason County, TX, Schleicher County, TX, Sutton County, TX, and Tom Green County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 5.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.34k people) in Menard County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 White (Hispanic) and 205 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Menard County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.34k ± 171
White (Hispanic)
251 ± 133
Two+ (Hispanic)
205 ± 108

28%

Hispanic Population

549 people

28% of the people in Menard County, TX are hispanic (549 people).

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

Economy

The economy of Menard County, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Menard County, TX are Construction (93 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), and Retail Trade (79 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Menard County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (106 people), Management Occupations (90 people), and Transportation Occupations (85 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Menard County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Menard County, TX, are Construction (93 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (93 people), and Retail Trade (79 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Menard County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Menard County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,361

Median earning men ± $11,188

$32,083

Median earning women ± $21,004

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,250), Construction ($45,972), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,802).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,736), Construction ($31,500), and Retail Trade ($14,063).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

6
Other Services (except Public Administration)
6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
6
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.52k
Retail Trade
$1.04k
Construction
$961
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Menard County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 80.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.584%).

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 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (80.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.584%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Menard County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator 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 Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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

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Measure

In 2022, InfinityM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while InfinityM% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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 Menard County, TX was $105,300 in 2023, which is 0.347 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $86,500 to $105,300, a 21.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Menard County, TX is 76.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Menard County, TX have an average commute time of 18.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Menard County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$105,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$28,645

$634

Median Property Taxes

±$160

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 Menard County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.1%

Homeownership

2023

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 76.1% of the housing units in Menard County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9503

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Menard County, 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.

$48,191

Median Household Income

± $11,020

833

Number of Households

± 178

In 2023, the median household income of the 833 households in Menard County, TX grew to $48,191 from the previous year's value of $40,945.

The following chart displays the households in Menard County, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more 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 2023

Drove Alone (81.5%)
Worked At Home (8.96%)
Carpooled (6.72%)

In 2023, 81.5% of workers in Menard County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.96%) and those who carpooled to work (6.72%).

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

18.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Menard County, TX have a shorter commute time (18.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.28% of the workforce in Menard County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Menard County, TX (405 out of 1.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Menard County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 32.9% of the children was living in poverty in Menard County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 10%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

78.2% of the population of Menard County, TX has health coverage, with 29.8% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 22.6% on Medicare, 7.66% on non-group plans, and 1.77% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 9.53% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

21.8%

Uninsured

29.8%

Employer Coverage

16.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

Medicare

7.66%

Non-Group

1.77%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Menard County, TX declined by 14.1% from 25.4% to 21.8%.

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