Montgomery vs South Elgin

A side-by-side comparison of Montgomery and South Elgin: population, income, housing, and more.

Montgomery and South Elgin are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Elgin has the higher population (23,984 vs 21,205 in Montgomery). South Elgin has the higher median household income ($123,744 vs $96,985 in Montgomery). South Elgin has the higher median home value ($296,100 vs $270,700 in Montgomery).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery	South Elgin
Population	21,205	23,984
Median age	35.1 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$96,985	$123,744
Median home value	$270,700	$296,100
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,619
Housing units	7,452	8,614
Homeownership rate	78.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery	South Elgin
Population	19,213 → 21,205 (+10.4%)	23,039 → 23,984 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$98,050 → $96,985 (-1.1%)	$99,451 → $123,744 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$221,500 → $270,700 (+22.2%)	$235,500 → $296,100 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,897 (+61.2%)	$1,415 → $1,619 (+14.4%)

Montgomery

Population

19,21321,205

Median household income

$98,050$96,985

Median home value

$221,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,897

South Elgin

Population

23,03923,984

Median household income

$99,451$123,744

Median home value

$235,500$296,100

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery	South Elgin
Under 5	6.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	19.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	19.5%
55 to 64	8.5%	10.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.7%
75 and over	3.7%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery	South Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	56.6%
Black or African American	7.2%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery	South Elgin
No high school diploma	9.2%	9.3%
High school graduate	27.1%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery	South Elgin
Drove alone	84.3%	74.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.7%	1.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	13.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery	South Elgin
1-unit, detached	72.3%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery	South Elgin
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.99	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2003	1996