Conroe is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 101,405 people and 46 associated neighborhoods, Conroe is the 44th largest community in Texas. Conroe has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Conroe, where the median household income is $71,630.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Conroe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Conroe is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conroe who work in management occupations (13.95%), sales jobs (10.36%), and office and administrative support (8.46%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Conroe is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.17% of adults in Conroe have a college degree. The per capita income in Conroe in 2022 was $37,839, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,356 for a family of four. However, Conroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Conroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Conroe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conroe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Conroe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Conroe include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. Conroe also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.58%. The most common language spoken in Conroe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
