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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