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Mountain City is a Census city of 787 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Hays County. Median household income is $128,929, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mountain City
What Mountain City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,497 plus or minus 377
- County holding the largest share of its areaHays County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mountain City
- Population787 plus or minus 198
- Median age42.3 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 18203 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1825.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Population 65 and over141 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households290 plus or minus 68
- Family households246 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families84.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mountain City
- Median household income$128,929 plus or minus $32,362
- Per capita income$56,225
- Civilian labor force401 plus or minus 120
- Employed389 plus or minus 120
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over534 plus or minus 125
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.1 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.3 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mountain City
- Housing units299 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units290 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied290 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$494,800
- Single family units299 plus or minus 67
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mountain City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute287 plus or minus 111
- Commuting under 15 minutes52 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more139 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.4 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone67.2 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home25.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mountain City
- NFIP communityCity of Mountain City
- NFIP community number481671
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25(M)
The City of Mountain City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481671 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hays County, not Mountain City
Hays County context, not Mountain City figures
- Establishments in Hays County5,891
- Covered employment, Hays County95,598
- Average annual pay, Hays County$54,838
- Housing units permitted, Hays County5,405
Every figure in this section is published for Hays County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mountain City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mountain City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mountain City, Texas?
787, in 290 households. Mountain City city covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 1,497 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mountain City in?
Hays County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mountain City?
$128,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $494,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mountain City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mountain City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mountain City, city of, community 481671, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mountain City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hays County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mountain City.
Is zoning published for Mountain City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.