Conroe - Montgomery Edition | January 2024

BY ANNA LOTZ & LIZZY SPANGLER Community 2024 Annual Community Guide

The growing Conroe-Montgomery area borders Lake Conroe. The local population among the city of Conroe and the boundaries of Montgomery and Willis ISDs grew faster than that of Montgomery County and the state from 2017-22. Each area of the market also saw the percent of residents age 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher increase during that time. Conroe-Montgomery area snapshot

City of Conroe

Willis ISD boundaries Montgomery ISD boundaries

SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2022 AND 2017 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Age analysis

Population change

24.4% 18.8% 29.6% 24.2% 2.7% 33.5

27% 32.3% 21.2% 15.6% 3.8% 41.6

25.7% 22.7% 23.3% 26.2% 2.2% 45.2

0-19

77,086

40,663

39,698

2017

2017

2017

20-39

92,475

47,758

48,251

2022

2022

2022

40-59

60-79

5-year population change

80+

+19.96%

+17.45%

+21.54%

Median age

Montgomery County: +17.71%

Texas: +6.65%

NOTE: FIGURES MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.

Local demographics*

2022 28.99%

2017

2022

2017

2022

2017 32.68%

Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American American Indian or Alaska native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Some other race Two or more races

8.5%

9%

21.3%

24.2%

55.43%

53.64%

84.1%

84.2%

71.7%

67.1%

8.35% 0.13% 2.59% 0.04%

11.25%

4.5% 0.4% 1%

2.7% 0.1% 1.4%

3.7%

3.1% 0.1% 1%

0.14% 3.02% 0.11% 0.13% 2.71%

0%

0.9%

0%

0%

0% 0%

0%

0.1% 1.3%

0.1% 2.6%

0.1% 4.5%

0%

2.3%

0.78%

*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS.

Largest employment sectors*

Education level*

2017 2022

High school diploma or higher

1 Management

1 Management

1 Management

2 Sales and related occupations 3 Office and adminis- trative support 4 Educational instruc- tion and library 5 Business and finan- cial operations

2 Sales and related occupations 3 Office and adminis- trative support 4 Educational instruc- tion and library 5 Business and finan- cial operations

2 Office and adminis- trative support 3 Sales and related occupations 4 Construction and extraction

79.2% 86.5% 94.2% 95% 86.8% 87.1%

Bachelor’s degree or higher

25.1% 32.2% 35.6% 41.4% 22.8% 25%

5 Building and

grounds cleaning and maintenance

*EMPLOYMENT FOR AGE 16 AND OLDER

*AGES 25 AND OLDER

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CONROE - MONTGOMERY EDITION

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