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Montgomery County

Texas · 781,194 residents (2025 est.) · 1,042 sq mi
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With 684,432 people, Montgomery County is a county in Texas. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 390,664 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 24% more than in Texas as a whole. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
684,432
+133%since 2000
from 293,768 in 2000
781,194 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
657 / sq mi
+66%since 2009
from 395 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.2
+8%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,042 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
132K283K433K584K735K19902000201020202024Montgomery County
2024684K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(43,327)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(49,922)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(51,810)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(48,517)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(40,836)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(87,997)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(97,479)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(89,723)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(80,764)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.6%(58,959)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(26,581)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(8,517)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$97,701
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,864 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,479
+102%since 2000
from $24,544 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.9%
+18.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.469
+2%since 2010
from 0.460 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4%
US avg: 1.6%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Manufacturing3.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$346,200
+99%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $95,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,532
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $617 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2000
from 78.1% in 2000
28.2% rent
Vacancy rate
6.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.94 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+51%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.4%(239,150)
Black3.4%(10,076)
Hispanic / Latino12.6%(37,150)
Asian1.1%(3,167)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.7%(401,443)
Black6.1%(41,547)
Hispanic / Latino27.9%(191,006)
Asian3.3%(22,808)
Other4%(27,628)
Diversity Score
71
+40%since 2009
from 51 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−8%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican19.3%(132,399)
Central American3.6%(24,412)
South American2%(13,371)
Salvadoran1.9%(12,705)
Honduran1.2%(8,198)
Puerto Rican1%(6,568)
Venezuelan0.8%(5,158)
Cuban0.6%(4,108)
Colombian0.6%(4,003)
Spaniard0.5%(3,389)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,730)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,239)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(1,127)
Dominican0.1%(1,022)
Argentine0.1%(1,004)
Nicaraguan0.1%(750)
Chilean0.1%(485)
Costa Rican0.1%(413)
Panamanian0.1%(377)
Bolivian0%(107)
Uruguayan0%(89)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1%(6,945)
Filipino0.6%(4,431)
Chinese0.5%(3,333)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,045)
Pakistani0.2%(1,433)
Korean0.2%(1,222)
Nepalese0.1%(715)
Japanese0.1%(560)
Thai0.1%(471)
Cambodian0%(334)
Taiwanese0%(270)
Sri Lankan0%(270)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(126)
Hmong0%(99)
Burmese0%(93)
Kazakh0%(84)
Laotian0%(27)
Malaysian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(504)
Samoan0%(102)
Fijian0%(15)
Ancestry
German11.9%(81,132)
English11.8%(80,873)
Irish8.3%(56,766)
American5.1%(35,168)
Italian3.3%(22,924)
French3.1%(21,098)
Scottish2.2%(15,345)
Polish1.7%(11,442)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(7,279)
Dutch0.7%(5,116)
Czech0.7%(4,768)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(4,579)
Norwegian0.6%(4,436)
Russian0.6%(4,122)
Welsh0.5%(3,370)
Arab0.5%(3,366)
British0.5%(3,315)
West Indian0.4%(2,490)
Nigerian0.3%(1,976)
Danish0.3%(1,888)
Hungarian0.3%(1,830)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,816)
Portuguese0.3%(1,796)
Romanian0.3%(1,777)
Greek0.2%(1,640)
Lebanese0.2%(1,485)
French Canadian0.2%(1,469)
Swiss0.2%(1,448)
Canadian0.2%(1,352)
Brazilian0.1%(978)
Austrian0.1%(873)
Jamaican0.1%(863)
Iranian0.1%(841)
Haitian0.1%(793)
Egyptian0.1%(721)
Lithuanian0.1%(526)
Finnish0.1%(519)
Slovak0.1%(454)
Belgian0.1%(446)
Kenyan0.1%(433)
Croatian0.1%(374)
Syrian0%(289)
Slovene0%(259)
Armenian0%(235)
Serbian0%(225)
Australian0%(212)
Jordanian0%(200)
Ghanaian0%(172)
Turkish0%(143)
Latvian0%(117)
Moroccan0%(99)
Ethiopian0%(91)
Bulgarian0%(73)
Guyanese0%(49)
Israeli0%(48)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.8%
+13.5 ptssince 2000
from 25.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.3%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.7%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.8 min
+23%since 2000
from 25.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.3%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.4%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.9%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.7%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.0%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
15.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 10.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.8%
+9.8 ptssince 2017
from 85.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 96.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.7%
−5.4 ptssince 2016
from 80.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.2%
+3.4 ptssince 2016
from 16.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.6%(78,767)
Married61%(162,471)
Widowed1.9%(5,167)
Divorced7.5%(20,001)
Women 15+
Never married24.5%(66,898)
Married58.4%(159,472)
Widowed6.6%(17,993)
Divorced10.5%(28,604)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 59.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 24.3% 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)32.4%(10,933)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(9,594)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.7%(9,033)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(882)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(81)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 33,769 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Montgomery County, Texas?

Montgomery County, Texas has about 684,432 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Montgomery County, Texas?

The typical household in Montgomery County, Texas earns about $97,701 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montgomery County, Texas expensive?

In Montgomery County, Texas, the median home is worth about $346,200, and the typical rent is about $1,532 a month.

How educated are people in Montgomery County, Texas?

About 38.8% of adults age 25 and over in Montgomery County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montgomery County, Texas?

About 9.4% of people in Montgomery County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montgomery County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Montgomery County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 502,231 residents, a change of about 276 percent over that period.

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