Demographics of Monahans city, Texas

Monahans city, Texas had 7,427 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −433 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Monahans city, in four figures

7,427
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,452 ±21.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −433 people.; 33.3 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,677 ±$26,616
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Monahans city, Texas's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monahans city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Monahans city, Texas's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monahans city, 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	7,860	100.0	100.0
2021	7,454	94.8	100.2
2022	7,346	93.5	100.7
2023	7,349	93.5	101.6
2024	7,402	94.2	102.5
2025	7,427	94.5	103.1

Population of Monahans city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,860	—
2021	7,454	−406
2022	7,346	−108
2023	7,349	+3
2024	7,402	+53
2025	7,427	+25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±3.8: for men 35.3 ±4.6 and for women 32.4 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monahans city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	589 ±162	7.9% ±2.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,584 ±240	21.3% ±3.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	423 ±155	5.7% ±2.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,472 ±361	33.2% ±4.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,630 ±271	21.9% ±3.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	754 ±160	10.1% ±2.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,677 ±$26,616, and income per person $36,922 ±$4,043, 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 Monahans city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	202 ±95	7.0% ±3.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	762 ±238	26.5% ±8.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	500 ±165	17.4% ±5.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	357 ±123	12.4% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	547 ±177	19.0% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	342 ±157	11.9% ±5.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	163 ±78	5.7% ±2.7	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Monahans city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,140 ±480	15.6% ±6.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	531 ±231	24.5% ±9.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	585 ±239	14.4% ±5.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 64	0% to 5.8%	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 Monahans city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monahans city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,435 ±131	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±3.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±4.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±5.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±5.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,800 ±$24,233	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,110 ±$123	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	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 Monahans city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,473 ±295	60.0% ±4.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,326 ±264	31.2% ±3.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	509 ±142	6.8% ±1.9	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	85 ±12	1.1% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 78	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 1.0%	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 Monahans city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,764 ±423	77.3% ±5.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	777 ±209	10.4% ±2.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 158	0.2% to 2.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	824 ±306	11.1% ±4.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	118 to 354	1.6% to 4.8%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	588 ±289	7.9% ±3.9	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%.

Monahans city among the places of Texas

330th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Monahans city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lampasas city	7,671 ±32
River Oaks city	7,584 ±20
Hitchcock city	7,563 ±33
Hutchins city	7,496 ±18
Alamo Heights city	7,492 ±25
Monahans city	7,452 ±21
Decatur city	7,426 ±31
Dripping Springs city	7,405 ±26
Aubrey city	7,396 ±28
Kingsland CDP	7,330 ±486
Jasper city	7,299 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 63 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 67 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 80 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 81 Places in Texas by median age
No. 102 Places in Texas by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026