COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Montague County

Texas · 17,274 residents · 931 sq mi

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Montague County is a county of 17,274 people in Texas. The median age is 39.2, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $34,500. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Texas median by roughly 29%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,274

−10%vs 2000

vs 19,117 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

931 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,113)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,309)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,083)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,172)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(826)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(2,172)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(2,187)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,751)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(1,876)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(1,938)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.9%(1,364)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(483)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,054

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,048 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,420

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,115 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(17,717)

Black0.1%(28)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(1,035)

Asian0.3%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(16,821)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3%(514)

Asian0%(5)

Other2.6%(448)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11%(2,316)

Puerto Rican0.1%(27)

South American0.1%(19)

Peruvian0%(10)

Chilean0%(9)

Central American0%(5)

Panamanian0%(5)

Spaniard0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(35)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(37)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

German12.6%(2,657)

English11.5%(2,419)

Irish9.2%(1,933)

American8.1%(1,708)

Scottish1.9%(401)

Italian1.7%(367)

French1.3%(277)

Dutch1.2%(254)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(249)

Polish1%(203)

Australian0.4%(83)

Czech0.2%(51)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.2%(48)

British0.2%(42)

Russian0.2%(36)

French Canadian0.2%(34)

Welsh0.2%(32)

Swedish0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

West Indian0%(10)

Swiss0%(8)

Danish0%(6)

Slovak0%(3)

Slovene0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.6%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 24.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.7%(1,815)

Married59%(4,936)

Widowed5.3%(440)

Divorced14%(1,175)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(1,634)

Married56.4%(4,955)

Widowed12.8%(1,129)

Divorced12.2%(1,072)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 22.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(276)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(372)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.7%(556)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.2%(109)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,517 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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