Montgomery vs South Blooming Grove

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

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

South Blooming Grove has the higher population (3,880 vs 3,800 in Montgomery). Montgomery has the higher median household income ($88,348 vs $68,958 in South Blooming Grove). South Blooming Grove has the higher median home value ($464,000 vs $345,700 in Montgomery).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
Population	3,800	3,880
Median age	39.8 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,348	$68,958
Median home value	$345,700	$464,000
Median gross rent	$1,473	$1,922
Housing units	1,600	1,390
Homeownership rate	68.2%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
Population	4,527 → 3,800 (-16.1%)	3,148 → 3,880 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$80,500 → $88,348 (+9.7%)	$83,664 → $68,958 (-17.6%)
Median home value	$247,800 → $345,700 (+39.5%)	$285,700 → $464,000 (+62.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,298 → $1,473 (+13.5%)	$1,273 → $1,922 (+51.0%)

Montgomery

Population

4,5273,800

Median household income

$80,500$88,348

Median home value

$247,800$345,700

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,473

South Blooming Grove

Population

3,1483,880

Median household income

$83,664$68,958

Median home value

$285,700$464,000

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
Under 5	8.7%	11.2%
5 to 17	16.6%	31.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	4.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	7.7%	3.8%
75 and over	6.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	48.6%	81.8%
Black or African American	13.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	33.9%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
No high school diploma	10.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	21.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
Drove alone	79.0%	66.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.8%
Public transit	2.4%	4.7%
Walked	0.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	19.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
1-unit, detached	56.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	14.6%
20 or more units	8.1%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery	South Blooming Grove
Poverty rate	13.3%	39.3%
Average household size	2.48	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	43
Median year structure built	1982	1970