Demographics
Historical population| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1850 | 2,384 | | — |
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| 1860 | 5,479 | | 129.8% |
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| 1870 | 6,483 | | 18.3% |
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| 1880 | 10,154 | | 56.6% |
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| 1890 | 11,765 | | 15.9% |
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| 1900 | 17,067 | | 45.1% |
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| 1910 | 15,679 | | −8.1% |
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| 1920 | 17,334 | | 10.6% |
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| 1930 | 14,588 | | −15.8% |
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| 1940 | 23,055 | | 58.0% |
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| 1950 | 24,504 | | 6.3% |
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| 1960 | 26,839 | | 9.5% |
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| 1970 | 49,479 | | 84.4% |
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| 1980 | 128,487 | | 159.7% |
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| 1990 | 182,201 | | 41.8% |
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| 2000 | 293,768 | | 61.2% |
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| 2010 | 455,746 | | 55.1% |
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| 2020 | 620,443 | | 36.1% |
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| 2024 (est.) | 749,613 | [7] | 20.8% |
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As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Montgomery County was $371,646. [22]
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 235,474 estimated households in Montgomery County with an average of 2.77 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $97,266. Approximately 10.1% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Montgomery County has an estimated 64.6% employment rate, with 37.9% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.2% holding a high school diploma. [2]
The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (73.0%), Spanish (21.3%), Indo-European (2.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.9%), and Other (1.0%).
The median age in the county was 37.3 years.
Montgomery County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980 [17] | Pop 1990 [18] | Pop 2000 [23] | Pop 2010 [24] | Pop 2020 [21] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 117,290 | 159,436 | 239,150 | 324,611 | 371,403 | 91.29% | 87.51% | 81.41% | 71.23% | 59.86% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6,117 | 7,659 | 10,076 | 18,537 | 34,177 | 4.76% | 4.20% | 3.43% | 4.07% | 5.51% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 262 | 646 | 1,118 | 9,347 | 1,884 | 0.20% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 358 | 1,143 | 3,167 | 9,347 | 21,436 | 0.28% | 0.63% | 1.08% | 2.05% | 3.45% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | x | x | 80 | 241 | 634 | x | x | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.10% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 171 | 80 | 281 | 635 | 2,522 | 0.13% | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.41% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x | x | 2,746 | 5,870 | 24,298 | x | x | 0.93% | 1.29% | 3.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,289 | 13,237 | 37,150 | 94,698 | 164,089 | 3.34% | 7.27% | 12.65% | 20.78% | 26.45% |
| Total | 128,487 | 182,201 | 293,768 | 455,746 | 620,443 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2023 estimate
As of the 2023 estimate, there were 711,354 people and 235,474 households residing in the county. There were 280,357 housing units at an average density of 269.01 per square mile (103.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 85.0% White (58.8% NH White), 7.8% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 28.3% of the population. [25]
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 620,443 people, 219,796 households, and 164,212 families residing in the county. [26] The population density was 595.3 inhabitants per square mile (229.8/km2). There were 238,489 housing units.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 455,746 people, 162,530 households, and 121,472 families residing in the county. The population density was 423 people per square mile (163 people/km2). There were 177,647 housing units at an average density of 165 per square mile (64/km2).
In 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 83.5% White, 4.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 20.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup was 59.86% non-Hispanic white, 5.51% African American or Black, 0.30% Native American, 3.45% Asian alone, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.41% some other race, 3.92% multiracial, and 26.45% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.
At the 2010 census there were 162,530 households, out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.70% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.30% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the county, 27.60% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.29 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.94 males.
2000 census
As of the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the county was $50,864, and the median income for a family was $58,983. Males had a median income of $42,400 versus $28,270 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,544. About 7.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Montgomery County has given Republican candidates 70 percent or more of the vote since 2000, and a Democratic presidential candidate has not won the county since 1964, when native Texan and favorite son Lyndon Johnson won 60.9% of the county's vote. [32]
In 2004, county voters gave 78.1 percent of their vote to Republican candidate George W. Bush, who served as Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. [33] In 2008, 75.8% of the voters supported the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin. [34]
In 2016, Montgomery County was the only county in the United States where Republican nominee Donald Trump won against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a margin of greater than 100,000 votes. [35] In 2020, Trump won Montgomery County again, with an expanded margin of 119,000 votes. [36] In 2024, Trump won Montgomery County once again, with another expanded margin of about 140,000 votes. [37]
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