Mason County vs. Menard County

	Mason County (TX)	Menard County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,280	2,139
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.7%	-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,013	2,242
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,012	2,242
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	28.5%	31.7%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	50.4%
White alone, percent	96.8%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.1%	36.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.2%	60.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	363	183
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,762	1,726
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$163,600	$57,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,213	$769
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$430	$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$825	$613
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	2.7%
Households, 2014-2018	1,667	992
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.09
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.6%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.7%	23.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.4%	75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.4%	56.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.0%	17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	28.1%	25.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.9%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	57.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,405	11,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,094	$5,303
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.9	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,708	$40,606
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,602	$25,067
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	21.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	146	45
Total employment, 2017	846	176
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	24,340	4,729
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.0%	-8.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	657	283
All firms, 2012	612	309
Men-owned firms, 2012	233	221
Women-owned firms, 2012	264	64
Minority-owned firms, 2012	189	106
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	386	181
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	43	60
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	479	242
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.3	2.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	928.80	902.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mason county (TX) and Menard county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.