AreaProfile

Conroe, Texas

Area Profile

102,360 residents. Jobs, income, climate, physical risk, development and airport access for Conroe, in Montgomery County.

68
Area Score
Top 29% of 1,482 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 36% of 1,567 published cities62
GrowthTop 20% of 1,503 published cities67
Housing affordabilityTop 44% of 1,876 published cities79
ClimateTop 49% of 1,876 published cities71
Physical resilienceTop 48% of 1,849 published cities59
Access1369th of 1,876 published cities87
Economic stability960th of 1,876 published cities60
The quick read

Residential permitting has slowed: 1,121 units authorized over the past twelve months, 40% below the prior year.

Its Area Score of 68 places Conroe in the top 29% of published city profiles.

At a glance

Population
102,360
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$76,206
Top 38% nationally
Density
1,349/sq mi
75.9 sq mi of land
Median age
33.7
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Montgomery County
Texas
Metro area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Nearest major airport
IAH
25 mi · George Bush Intcntl/Houston
Median home value
$309,600
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.7% is lower than 39% of the 1,567 measured US cities.

Employment fell 0.5% over the past year, to 56,221 employed residents.

34% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 75% of measured US cities.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$4,020$76,206Top 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,773$39,945Top 33%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate11.2%Top 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute30.7 minTop 31%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%Top 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment56,221Top 17%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)6.6%Top 4%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.5%Top 37%June 2026
Labor force59,002Top 17%June 2026
Labor force participation65.8%Top 31%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$67,610Bottom 48%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$49,410Bottom 37%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.7%Top 19%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.7%Top 39%June 2026
Unemployment rate
2021/062022/032022/122023/092024/062025/032026/012026/066.23.3
Monthly unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent value 4.7% in June 2026.
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202476k68k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $76,206 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers105,810$27,570
General and Operations Managers97,320$119,600
Retail Salespersons78,960$31,340
Stockers and Order Fillers72,970$36,890
Registered Nurses65,910$99,830
Customer Service Representatives65,510$40,380

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,393 takes 22% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.1 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
21.9%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.1×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,393
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$309,600
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.06Top 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate54.5%Bottom 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±1,02342,431Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$29$1,393Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$14,196$309,600Top 27%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income21.9%Top 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate6.1%Bottom 34%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
67/ 100
Top 20% of 1,503 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing — 3 consecutive years, measured from 2020 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has grown 26% since 2020, reaching 114,581 in 2024.

Permit activity has fallen for 3 consecutive years.

Population is still rising, but more slowly than in the preceding year.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 11.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US cities.

Units permitted
1,121
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
11.0
Top 10% nationally
Year over year
−40%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
20202021202220232024115k91k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.
Housing units permitted per year
202020222023202420253k2k
Annual totals from the Census Building Permits Survey. Permitting in 2025 was close to 2020 (−2%).

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 94°F and January a low of 39°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 47.7 inches.

30°50°70°90°110°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP, 4.6 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.5"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation47.7"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low39°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high94°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing32°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

59 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, hurricane and drought.

Inland floodingModerate
HurricaneElevated
Winter weatherModerate
DroughtModerate

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, tornado, cold wave, heat wave, ice storm, strong wind, hail, wildfire, earthquake, landslide.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 25 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
George Bush Intcntl/HoustonIAH25 mi12,001 ft
Sugar Land RgnlSGR50 mi8,000 ft
EllingtonEFD54 mi9,001 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Other cities in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Same metropolitan area, measured the same way
CityCountyPopulationArea ScoreCompare
HoustonHarris County2,328,25357vs Conroe
PasadenaHarris County149,43353vs Conroe
PearlandBrazoria County127,51464vs Conroe
The WoodlandsMontgomery County121,002vs Conroe
League CityGalveston County116,21577vs Conroe
Sugar LandFort Bend County110,01671vs Conroe
AtascocitaHarris County99,354vs Conroe
BaytownHarris County85,20553vs Conroe
Missouri CityFort Bend County76,55862vs Conroe
SpringHarris County68,580vs Conroe
Texas CityGalveston County55,36469vs Conroe
GalvestonGalveston County53,42459vs Conroe

Every city here is measured on the same scale from the same source releases, so the comparison is like for like. A higher Area Score reflects AreaProfile’s standardized weighting rather than a judgment about which is the better place to live.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

ZIP codes in Conroe

7 published ZIP profiles
ZIPPopulationMedian household incomeArea Score
7730444,225$80,42569
7730137,769$66,47567
7731634,694$124,05573
7730328,854$75,34868
7738426,781$91,66770
7730221,546$84,67371
7731820,792$92,41570