Demographics of Menard County, Texas

Menard County, Texas had 1,956 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Menard County, in four figures

1,956
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −3 people.; 59.5 ±7.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,043 ±$18,990
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Menard County, Texas's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Menard County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Menard County, Texas's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Menard County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,959	100.0	100.0
2021	1,967	100.4	100.2
2022	1,980	101.1	100.7
2023	1,958	99.9	101.6
2024	1,920	98.0	102.5
2025	1,956	99.8	103.1

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Population of Menard County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,959	−3	−10	0	+8
2021	1,967	+8	−23	0	+30
2022	1,980	+13	−20	+1	+32
2023	1,958	−22	−23	+1	+3
2024	1,920	−38	−20	+2	−20
2025	1,956	+36	−18	0	+53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 59.5 ±7.3: for men 59.4 ±17.2 and for women 59.5 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Menard County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	26 to 142	1.3% to 7.3%	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	333 ±106	17.0% ±5.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	0 to 68	0% to 3.5%	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	312 ±121	16.0% ±6.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	549 ±171	28.1% ±8.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	653 ±151	33.4% ±7.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,043 ±$18,990, and income per person $34,742 ±$7,997, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Menard County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	211 ±100	22.4% ±10.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	115 to 351	24.7% ±11.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	54 to 234	6.1% to 24.5%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	37 to 215	4.2% to 22.6%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	58 to 208	6.4% to 21.8%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4 to 78	0.5% to 8.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 106	0.3% to 11.2%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Menard County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	360 ±173	18.9% ±9.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	29 to 155	8.4% to 35.7%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	40 to 204	8.0% to 33.3%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	37 to 255	4.9% to 27.5%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Menard County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Menard County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,383 ±155	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.1% ±7.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.9% ±6.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±9.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±8.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$108,500 ±$23,334	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$729 ±$186	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±7	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Menard County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	503 ±140	25.7% ±7.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,375 ±144	70.3% ±7.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 1.3%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.8%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13 to 125	0.7% to 6.4%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Menard County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	1,648 ±96	84.3% ±4.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	198 ±93	10.1% ±4.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 48	0% to 2.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	36 to 142	1.8% to 7.3%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 11	0% to 0.6%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	34 to 136	1.7% to 7.0%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Menard County among the counties of Texas

232nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Menard County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hall County	2,737	−2.4%
Cochran County	2,546	−0.5%
Collingsworth County	2,487	−5.9%
Culberson County	2,267	+3.8%
Schleicher County	2,245	−7.9%
Menard County	1,956	−0.2%
Armstrong County	1,843	−0.4%
Oldham County	1,783	+1.0%
Jeff Davis County	1,711	−13.9%
Dickens County	1,692	−3.8%
Throckmorton County	1,554	+6.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026