RinggoldTX
With 174 residents, this town was settled in 1892.
Is Ringgold a good place to live?
Ringgold’s median age is 51.4 years, above both the Texas town median (35.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Ringgold. Ringgold’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Ringgold has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
174 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ringgold.
Young adults are less common in Ringgold than in Texas
30% never finished high school. College graduates make up 25% of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Texas. Adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 31% of residents (13% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
59.2% women, 40.8% men
About 69 men for every 100 women. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Ringgold | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.7% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.4% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 30.4% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.4% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Ringgold has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For Ringgold, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Nocona (23%), Wichita Falls (6%) and Fort Worth (6%). Among residents locally, 5.7% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 63 miles.
| Ringgold | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Ringgold, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 31° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ringgold is
In Ringgold, 41% of adults have high blood pressure. The town beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 15% of adults locally have diabetes; 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Ringgold | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ringgold | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.5% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Ringgold, with drought at the top
Federal aid has come to Ringgold households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2015. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 71% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 8% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ringgold
Moving to Ringgold: who provides what
Ringgold is unincorporated, so Montague County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Ringgold for work
Where Ringgold’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ringgold; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ringgold residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Ringgold
CDP in Texas, United States
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ringgold had a population of 146. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Montague, the county seat.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- ZIP code
- 76261
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