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Monahans, Texas

City in Ward County, Texas · ZIP 79756, 79788

  • Ward County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 6 public schools
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  • 7,334 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 2,882Households
  • $70,820Median household income
  • $159,000Median home value
  • 6Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Monahans

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Population, 2000 to 2020+14.9%
6.5k7k7.5k8k2000: 6,82120002010: 6,95320102020: 7,83620206,8217,836
Population of Monahans at each census
CensusPopulation
20006,821
20106,953
20207,836

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Monahans
Under $50k35.6%
$50k to $100k30.4%
$100k to $150k16.9%
$150k to $200k11.1%
$200k and over6.1%

Median household income $70,820 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Monahans
Owner occupied
2,107 units
Renter occupied
775 units
Vacancy rate
15.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Monahans compared with its county and state
Monahans compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureMonahansWard CountyTexas
Population7,53611,25529,640,343
Median household income$70,820$71,719$76,292
Median age35.634.935.5
Median home value$159,000$138,800$260,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher10.5%10.7%33.1%
Foreign-born residents8.5%7.8%17.2%
Owner-occupied homes73.1%78.4%62.6%
Mean commute to work20.3 minutes21.1 minutes26.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Monahans6
Public schools in Monahans, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
GEORGE CULLENDER KINDPublicPre-K–KMONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
PARKWAY ELPublic3–6MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
TATOM ELPublic1–2MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
WALKER J HPublic7–8MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
MONAHANS ED CTRAlternative10–12MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
MONAHANS H SPublic9–12MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Monahans3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Monahans
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 23 (TX-23)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 81
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 31

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Monahans’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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