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COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT

Data and information on local communities

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MONTGOMERY WILLIS

The city of Conroe has added more than 33,000 residents over the last 10 years, outpacing the growth seen nearby and in Montgomery County overall.

Montgomery ISD boundaries, which include the city of Montgomery, have become home to more than 14,000 new residents since 2010.

The Willis area has added about 9,600 residents in the last decade as new residential and commercial developments are underway within Willis ISD.

SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MONTGOMERY ISD, CONROE ISD, WILLIS ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER City of Conroe Montgomery ISD boundaries Willis ISD boundaries

Conroe ISD

Balancing budgets

With approximately the same number of residents 10 years ago, MISD’s boundary population has grown at a faster rate than WISD’s. Population changes

10-year population change Harris County: +15.61% Montgomery County: +36.14% Texas: +15.91%

Each district funds multimillion-dollar budgets annually.

202122 general fund budget expenditures

2010

$596.12M

Montgomery ISD

Willis ISD

56,207

36,501

36,389

$73.14M

2020

$83.99M

89,956

51,361

45,988

+60.04%

+40.71%

+26.38%

Local demographics*

Montgomery ISD has the highest property tax rate of the three districts with the city of Conroe having a higher tax rate per $100 valuation than the city of Montgomery. 202122 property tax rates (per $100 valuation) Top tax rates

Hispanic or Latino residents made up nearly one-third of the population in the city of Conroe and more than one-fth of WISD’s boundary population in 2020.

32.77% 11.25% 57.24% 83.25% 10.28% 2.76% 1.21% 0.61% 2.73% 1.12% 0.12% 0.1% 14.78% 3.02% 13.64% 9.13%

22.82% 71.08% 5.45% 0.84% 0.97% 0.12% 9.27% 12.26%

Hispanic or Latino

White

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or other Pacic Islander

Some other race Two or more races

*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.

CONROE MONTGOMERY EDITION • JANUARY 2022