749,613 people (2024 Census estimate, +19.9% since 2020)
1,042 square miles of land · 719 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
338 active community water systems list Montgomery County in the area they serve, reporting 757,804 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF CONROE buys surface water · local government · TX1700001 | 113,912 served |
| PORTER SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT groundwater · local government · TX1700068 | 26,388 served |
| MONTGOMERY TRACE WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · private · TX1700638 | 25,917 served |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 46 buys surface water · local government · TX1700348 | 24,399 served |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 47 buys surface water · local government · TX1700458 | 24,171 served |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 67 buys surface water · local government · TX1700554 | 16,821 served |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 60 buys surface water · local government · TX1700470 | 15,036 served |
| NEW CANEY MUD groundwater · local government · TX1700101 | 14,307 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 1,114 people were held in Montgomery County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 969.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
6 school districts have their office in Montgomery County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1 billion — $732.5 million to run schools, about $10,349 per student, plus $238 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $607.6 million local (mostly property tax), $194 million state, $97.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.6 billion.
Spent $271.2 million — $214.3 million to run schools, about $11,683 per student, plus $34.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $119.4 million local (mostly property tax), $118.8 million state, $31.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $562 million.
Spent $206.8 million — $153.8 million to run schools, about $10,946 per student, plus $43.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $131 million local (mostly property tax), $35 million state, $24.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $128.4 million.
Spent $150.1 million — $102.3 million to run schools, about $10,495 per student, plus $29.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $115.5 million local (mostly property tax), $12.6 million state, $12 million federal. Long-term debt: $310 million.
Spent $127.1 million — $85.5 million to run schools, about $9,720 per student, plus $26.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $87 million local (mostly property tax), $24.9 million state, $10.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $372.5 million.
Spent $63.2 million — $57.7 million to run schools, about $11,860 per student, plus $3.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $24.3 million local (mostly property tax), $35.4 million state, $10.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $47.8 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Montgomery County about $221.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
711 bridges in Montgomery County: 477 in good condition, 229 fair, and 5 poor (0.7%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| EDGEWATER DR over WINDCREST LAKE · built 2000 | 400 vehicles a day |
| MEADOW WOOD GREEN over DAVIS BRANCH · built 2000 | 200 vehicles a day |
| STINSON LANE over MOUND CREEK DRAW · built 1984 | 160 vehicles a day |
| BETHEL RD over LITTLE LAKE CREEK · built 1990 | 100 vehicles a day |
| OLD MONTGOMERY RD over LAKE CREEK · built 1987 | 50 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $76.4 million of work in Montgomery County in fiscal 2025, about $123 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: San Jacinto County (28 mi) · Walker County (31 mi) · Harris County (31 mi) · Grimes County (33 mi) · Waller County (35 mi) · Liberty County (40 mi).