County profile
Montgomery County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#118 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$50.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
206,056
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
15,014
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
781,194
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$97.7k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
38.8%±0.9%
Poverty rate
9.4%±0.7%
Business applications
13,861 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,698
22.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Huntsman CorporationBasic Materials$5.7B65B2Western Midstream Partners, LPEnergy$3.8B75B+3Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.Industrials$2.5B80B+4LGI Homes, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.7B56C5Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.Energy$1.3B59C6Excelerate Energy, Inc.Energy$1.2B52D7TETRA Technologies, Inc.Energy$630.9M76B+8Ring Energy, Inc.Energy$307.2M48D9NPK International Inc.Basic Materials$277.0M77B+10Target Hospitality Corp.Industrials$274.8M43D11TWFG, Inc. Common StockFinancial Services$248.5M63C12Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$49.8M59C13MIND Technology, Inc.Technology$40.9M67B14Freight Technologies, Inc.Industrials$13.1M26D15SPYR, Inc.Technology$2.0k——16Porto Energy Corp.Energy$0——17Autonomix Medical, Inc.Healthcare$028D18Solanbridge Group, Inc.Healthcare———19Grifco International Inc.Industrials———20Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.Real Estate———21AA Mission Acquisition Corp. IIFinancial Services———22Graf Global Corp.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation23%
Retail trade22%
Health care22%
Construction12%
Professional services11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
781,194
residents · 2025 · +24.9% since 2020
Income per capita $80.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+116,575
International migration+21,176
Natural change+17,697
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$32.4B2019
$33.2B2020
$38.7B2021
$43.1B2022
$47.1B2023
$50.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$346.2k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
6.9%±0.6%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$3.7B
13,614 units · 17.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 100Tornado 99Cold wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3572016
3712017
3882018
3992019
4142020
4632021
5592022
5932023
6232024
6372025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -1% since 202113,7502021
15,1882022
13,7412023
13,2462024
13,6142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.3 km
I-45
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
50.4 km
Houston Port Authority, TX
Nearest commercial airport
38.4 km
GEORGE BUSH INTCNTL/HOUSTON
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR26 filings from 11 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$69.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Montgomery?
Montgomery's economy produced $50.1B in 2024, growing 6.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.