Montague County, TX

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2023 Population

20,599

1.99% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.227% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

13.5%

4.24% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$62,818

0.818% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$189,400

13.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,963

3.92% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Montague County, TX had a population of 20.6k people with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $62,818. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Montague County, TX grew from 20,197 to 20,599, a 1.99% increase and its median household income declined from $63,336 to $62,818, a −0.818% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Montague County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.1%), White (Hispanic) (7.21%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.95%), Other (Hispanic) (2.85%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.68%).

None of the households in Montague 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.

97.5% of the residents in Montague County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Montague County, TX was $189,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.8%.

Most people in Montague County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Montague County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Montague County, TX borders Jefferson County, OK, Love County, OK, Clay County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Jack County, TX, and Wise County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Montague County, TX is home to a population of 20.6k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.27% of Montague County, TX residents were born outside of the country (673 people).

In 2023, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.3k people) in Montague County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.49k White (Hispanic) and 607 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

97.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.5% of Montague County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Montague County, TX was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Montague County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.3k ± 33
White (Hispanic)
1.49k ± 273
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
607 ± 159

12%

Hispanic Population

2.46k people

12% of the people in Montague County, TX are hispanic (2.46k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Montague County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

3.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

673 people

3.06%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

618 people

As of 2023, 3.27% of Montague County, TX residents (673 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Montague County, TX was 3.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
629 ± 128
Gulf War (2001-)
461 ± 141
Gulf War (1990s)
257 ± 132

Montague County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Montague County, TX employs 7.96k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Montague County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,048 people), Retail Trade (829 people), and Educational Services (678 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($86,765), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,012), and Transportation & Warehousing ($71,000).

Employment

Occupations

7.96k

2023 Value

± 560

−3.92%

1 Year decline

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Montague County, TX declined at a rate of −3.92%, from 8.29k employees to 7.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Montague County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (869 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (852 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (791 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Montague County, 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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.96k

2023 Value

± 560

−3.92%

1 Year decline

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Montague County, TX declined at a rate of −3.92%, from 8.29k employees to 7.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Montague County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,048 people), Retail Trade (829 people), and Educational Services (678 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Montague County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Montague County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,933

Median earning men ± $3,593

$30,558

Median earning women ± $1,895

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,144), Public Administration ($72,279), and Construction ($64,728).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,132), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,688), and Public Administration ($52,143).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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

40
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
36
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$39k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$20.7k
Retail Trade
$14.6k
Finance and Insurance

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

Voting results are not available for Montague County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% 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 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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 Montague County, TX was $189,400 in 2023, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $166,900 to $189,400, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Montague County, TX is 78.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Montague County, TX have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Montague County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Montague County, TX is $62,818. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Montague County, TX was Census Tract 9501, Montague County, TX with a value of $74,561, followed by Census Tract 9506, Montague County, TX and Census Tract 9502, Montague County, TX, with respective values of $74,426 and $53,958.

In 2024, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Montague County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.08%.

Housing

Property

$189,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,970

$6,414

Median Property Taxes

±$479

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 Montague County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.8%

Homeownership

2023

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.8% of the housing units in Montague County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Montague County, 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 9501, Montague County, TX
Census Tract 9506, Montague County, TX
Census Tract 9502, Montague County, TX

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Montague County, TX was Census Tract 9501, Montague County, TX with a value of $74,561, followed by Census Tract 9506, Montague County, TX and Census Tract 9502, Montague County, TX, with respective values of $74,426 and $53,958.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Montague 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.

$62,818

Median Household Income

± $4,686

8.14k

Number of Households

± 568

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.14k households in Montague County, TX declined from $62,818 from the previous year's value of $63,336.

The following chart displays the households in Montague 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (78.3%)
Carpooled (11.4%)
Worked At Home (7.99%)

In 2023, 78.3% of workers in Montague County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (7.99%).

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

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Montague County, TX have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4% of the workforce in Montague County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Montague 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 Montague County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Montague County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Montague County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Montague County, TX (2.74k out of 20.3k 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 Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Montague 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 2024, 18.3% of the children was living in poverty in Montague County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 8.1%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 166 in Montague County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 6.93 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

83.9% of the population of Montague County, TX has health coverage, with 36% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.94% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montague County, TX see 4,082 patients per year on average, which represents a 22.7% increase from the previous year (3,327 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3510 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,082 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Montague County, TX

Primary care physicians in Montague County, TX see an average of 4,082 patients per year. This represents a 22.7% increase from the previous year (3,327 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.1%

Uninsured

36%

Employer Coverage

16.7%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

1.94%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Montague County, TX grew by 3.24% from 15.6% to 16.1%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 76 in Montague County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Montague County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.2% in Montague County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Montague County, TX.