Menard County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Menard County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Menard County is a small rural Texas county with a population of 1,964 and an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $27,378 against a median household income of $53,043, suggesting reliance on transfer payments or part-time employment alongside a labor force participation rate of just 54.7% and unemployment at 14.4%. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 59.5, and 22.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while housing remains accessible at a median home value of $105,300 and 80.7% homeownership. The county has shed 7.5% of its population over five years, and a 21.1% poverty rate points to persistent economic stress in this remote, low-density community.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-7.5% since 2018
Menard County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,469 (75.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race283 (14.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races85 (4.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone81 (4.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone29 (1.5%)
- Black or African American Alone8 (0.4%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance209
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)124
- 3.Public Administration (Group)108
- 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing78
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services75
Top Occupations
- 1.Sales & Office Occupations263
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations235
- 3.Service Occupations151
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations77
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations34
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.