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76859

Menard, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,641
Median household income
$47,443
People below poverty
17.9%
Median home value
$110,900

Income

The median income of households in 76859 was $47,443. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 13
$25,000 to $34,999 13.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.7
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5
$100,000 to $149,999 17.7
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5
$200,000 or more 1.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63462
Female 35833

An estimated 61.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,585. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.4
Social Security 50.6
Retirement income 23.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.2
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.9

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 88.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 9.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 76859 in 2020-2024, 84.4% had health insurance coverage and 15.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.7% and public coverage was 56.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9%.


In 2020-2024, 76859 had a total population of 1,641 - 872 (53.1%) females and 769 (46.9%) males. The median age was 60.7 years. An estimated 16% of the population was under 18 years, 16.5% was 19 to 44 years, 27.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 39.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 76859 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 9 19
5 to 9 51 38
10 to 14 43 82
15 to 19 8 28
20 to 24 1 8
25 to 29 34 11
30 to 34 83 34
35 to 39 0 54
40 to 44 46 0
45 to 49 19 36
50 to 54 10 39
55 to 59 49 69
60 to 64 127 97
65 to 69 31 25
70 to 74 88 71
75 to 79 77 47
80 to 84 44 118
85 and over 49 96

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 71.4% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 8.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 29.4% of the people in 76859 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 66.4% of the people in 76859 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 942 households in 76859. The average household size was 1.69 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.2% of the households in 76859 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.2% of all households, while 26.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 55.2% of all households.

In 76859, 12.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.2
Cohabiting Couples 1.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.5% of males and 50.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 15.9 5.3
Now married, except separated 53.5 50.6
Separated 0 2.2
Widowed 5.1 31.4
Divorced 25.5 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 76859, 8 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.2% of the people living in 76859 were U.S. natives. 80.6% of the 76859 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.8% of 76859 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 5.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 42.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 76859 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 76859.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62.8
Asia 0
Europe 37.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 76859 in 2020-2024, 25 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 24.9% of people at least five years old; 6.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 24.9
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 76859 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.9
Different house, same county 0.5
Different county, same state 4.2
Different state 0
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 76859 was 270 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 43 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 216. College or graduate school enrollment was 11.

Educational Attainment of People in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.5
High school diploma or equivalency 24.7
Some college, no degree 28.3
Associate's degree 4.5
Bachelor's degree 18.8
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 76859, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 32.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 23.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 58% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 76859, 48.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 58.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 31.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 395 58.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 212 31.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 65 9.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 76859 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.3
Construction 5.4
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 18.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 1.5
Public administration 16.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 76859 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 153 22.8
Service occupations 151 22.5
Sales and office occupations 263 39.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 71 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 34 5.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85% of 76859 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 8.7

In 2020-2024, 76859 had a total of 1,421 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.1
Mobile homes 16.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 76859 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 52.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 76859 had 942 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 479 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 86.3% while renters occupied 13.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.73 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.47.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 27.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.3% and another 22.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 76859:

House Heating Fuel Used in 76859 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.5
Electricity 69.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 76859 was $110,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 24.4 % had a mortgage. 75.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,117 and for owners without a mortgage it was $496.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 76859 was $673. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.