The Town Files

Montgomery County, Texas

684,432 people. The median home is worth $346,200 (typical Texas town: $184,100) and the median household earns $97,701.

Towns in Montgomery County

Towns in Montgomery County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
The Woodlands114,436$511,700$140,70140.6
Conroe89,956$309,600$76,20633.7
Willis6,431$124,300$68,63235.4
Pinehurst5,195$271,600$61,83237.3
Shenandoah3,499$395,200$61,83360.7
Oak Ridge North3,057$302,900$109,16739.3
Panorama Village2,515$291,100$77,41150.7

People and housing

Montgomery CountyTypical Texas town
Median home value$346,200$184,100
Median rent$1,532$1,086
Median household income$97,701$65,842
Median age37.237.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%18.9%
Below the poverty line9.4%13.1%

Jobs and pay

227,434 jobs in 2024, average pay $70,262 a year.

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyRetail29,560 jobs · $41,758Hotels & restaurants27,422 jobs · $26,611Health care & social assistan…27,289 jobs · $63,896Construction15,625 jobs · $82,117Professional & technical serv…15,137 jobs · $100,604Manufacturing13,155 jobs · $93,516
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Montgomery County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 3.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 537 storm events in Montgomery County from 1996 to 2026, with 32 deaths.

Storm events in Montgomery County by type since 1996Hail139Heat9Flood6Drought15Tornado28Ice Storm4Lightning18Flash Flood73Funnel Cloud25Winter Storm6
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Montgomery County has been included in 39 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
March 20, 2025FireFM-5573: Pauline Road Fire
July 9, 2024HurricaneDR-4798: Hurricane Beryl
May 17, 2024FloodDR-4781: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
February 19, 2021Severe Ice StormDR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021Severe Ice StormEM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
August 24, 2020HurricaneEM-3540: Tropical Storms Marco And Laura
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).