Montgomery vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (12,192 vs 1,184 in Montgomery). Montgomery has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $50,000 in Washington). Montgomery has the higher median home value ($226,000 vs $130,700 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery	Washington
Population	1,184	12,192
Median age	46.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$50,000
Median home value	$226,000	$130,700
Median gross rent	$827	$854
Housing units	402	5,409
Homeownership rate	85.5%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery	Washington
Population	814 → 1,184 (+45.5%)	12,412 → 12,192 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$67,721 → $93,750 (+38.4%)	$41,824 → $50,000 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $226,000 (+23.6%)	$86,300 → $130,700 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $827 (+37.8%)	$706 → $854 (+21.0%)

Montgomery

Population

8141,184

Median household income

$67,721$93,750

Median home value

$182,800$226,000

Median gross rent

$600$827

Washington

Population

12,41212,192

Median household income

$41,824$50,000

Median home value

$86,300$130,700

Median gross rent

$706$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery	Washington
Under 5	3.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	18.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	24.1%	11.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.5%
75 and over	4.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.1%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery	Washington
No high school diploma	8.5%	16.7%
High school graduate	39.4%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery	Washington
Drove alone	78.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	13.4%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery	Washington
1-unit, detached	93.8%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery	Washington
Poverty rate	2.6%	17.0%
Average household size	3.02	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1977	1962