Montgomery

Population: 198,440
Median household income: $55,687
Median home value: $148,500

Montgomery, a community in Montgomery County, Alabama, has 198,440 residents. At $55,687, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $58,153.

From 2019 to 2023, Montgomery's population held roughly steady from 199,783 to 198,440, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $121,200 to $148,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 62.8% of the population. 80.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 198,440
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,687
Median home value: $148,500
Median gross rent: $1,059
Housing units: 94,157
Homeownership rate: 54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

199,783198,440

Median household income

$48,011$55,687

Median home value

$121,200$148,500

Median gross rent

$881$1,059

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	199,783	$48,011	$121,200	$881
2020	199,054	$49,608	$121,100	$905
2021	201,022	$49,989	$125,600	$939
2022	199,819	$54,166	$141,900	$1,026
2023	198,440	$55,687	$148,500	$1,059

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,216	6.7%
5 to 17	34,747	17.5%
18 to 24	19,871	10.0%
25 to 34	28,463	14.3%
35 to 44	24,645	12.4%
45 to 54	22,933	11.6%
55 to 64	23,673	11.9%
65 to 74	18,669	9.4%
75 and over	12,223	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,709	26.6%
Black or African American	124,570	62.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	148	0.1%
Asian	6,442	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	264	0.1%
Two or more races	4,839	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,453	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,732	11.3%
High school graduate	34,341	26.3%
Some college or associate's	37,725	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	25,336	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18,472	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68,160	80.2%
Carpooled	8,296	9.8%
Public transit	374	0.4%
Walked	1,155	1.4%
Bicycle	96	0.1%
Worked from home	6,150	7.2%
Other means	739	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,490	29.8%
15 to 29 min	40,331	51.2%
30 to 44 min	9,717	12.3%
45 to 59 min	2,759	3.5%
60+ min	2,523	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 20.9% (39,760 of 190,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	46,872	58.2%
Nonfamily households	33,668	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80,540	85.5%
Vacant	13,617	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,705	54.3%
Renter-occupied	36,835	45.7%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	65,515	69.6%
1-unit, attached	3,237	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5,027	5.3%
5 to 19 units	13,185	14.0%
20 or more units	5,172	5.5%
Mobile home & other	2,021	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0151000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 160 sq mi
Water area: 2.42 sq mi
Center point: 32.3485, -86.2673

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