Montgomery County vs Putnam County

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

Montgomery County and Putnam 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 37,091 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($76,182 vs $66,571 in Montgomery County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($205,800 vs $166,300 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
Population	38,155	37,091
Median age	40.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,571	$76,182
Median home value	$166,300	$205,800
Median gross rent	$827	$883
Housing units	16,534	15,148
Homeownership rate	77.8%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
Population	38,287 → 38,155 (-0.3%)	37,384 → 37,091 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$55,522 → $66,571 (+19.9%)	$61,047 → $76,182 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$125,700 → $166,300 (+32.3%)	$128,800 → $205,800 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $827 (+20.9%)	$787 → $883 (+12.2%)

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

Putnam County

Population

37,38437,091

Median household income

$61,047$76,182

Median home value

$128,800$205,800

Median gross rent

$787$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	12.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.2%
75 and over	8.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	11.1%	9.2%
High school graduate	41.1%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
Drove alone	79.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	76.7%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	11.9%	8.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1965	1979