Montgomery County vs Morgan County

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

Montgomery County and Morgan County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montgomery County has the higher population (227,197 vs 123,742 in Morgan County). Morgan County has the higher median household income ($64,858 vs $58,153 in Montgomery County). Morgan County has the higher median home value ($193,000 vs $160,100 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Population	227,197	123,742
Median age	36.9 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,153	$64,858
Median home value	$160,100	$193,000
Median gross rent	$1,061	$835
Housing units	105,799	53,569
Homeownership rate	57.7%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Population	226,941 → 227,197 (+0.1%)	119,213 → 123,742 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$50,124 → $58,153 (+16.0%)	$52,156 → $64,858 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $160,100 (+23.3%)	$137,000 → $193,000 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,061 (+20.0%)	$658 → $835 (+26.9%)

Montgomery County

Population

226,941227,197

Median household income

$50,124$58,153

Median home value

$129,800$160,100

Median gross rent

$884$1,061

Morgan County

Population

119,213123,742

Median household income

$52,156$64,858

Median home value

$137,000$193,000

Median gross rent

$658$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Under 5	6.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.6%
75 and over	6.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.6%	72.8%
Black or African American	58.6%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
No high school diploma	11.2%	14.9%
High school graduate	26.2%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Drove alone	80.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	5.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
1-unit, detached	70.4%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	5.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Poverty rate	19.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1979	1983