Knox County vs Montgomery County

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

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

Montgomery County has the higher population (38,155 vs 36,108 in Knox County). Montgomery County has the higher median household income ($66,571 vs $58,863 in Knox County). Montgomery County has the higher median home value ($166,300 vs $123,500 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Montgomery County
Population	36,108	38,155
Median age	39.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,863	$66,571
Median home value	$123,500	$166,300
Median gross rent	$782	$827
Housing units	16,965	16,534
Homeownership rate	65.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Montgomery County
Population	37,065 → 36,108 (-2.6%)	38,287 → 38,155 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$47,380 → $58,863 (+24.2%)	$55,522 → $66,571 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $123,500 (+27.6%)	$125,700 → $166,300 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)	$684 → $827 (+20.9%)

Knox County

Population

37,06536,108

Median household income

$47,380$58,863

Median home value

$96,800$123,500

Median gross rent

$659$782

Montgomery County

Population

38,28738,155

Median household income

$55,522$66,571

Median home value

$125,700$166,300

Median gross rent

$684$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Montgomery County
Under 5	5.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.4%
75 and over	7.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Montgomery County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	89.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Montgomery County
No high school diploma	9.9%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.0%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Montgomery County
Drove alone	84.9%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	3.7%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	2.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Montgomery County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	4.9%
20 or more units	4.6%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Montgomery County
Poverty rate	13.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1963	1965