Keokuk County vs Montgomery County

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

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

Montgomery County has the higher population (10,254 vs 9,964 in Keokuk County). Montgomery County has the higher median household income ($63,190 vs $60,856 in Keokuk County). Keokuk County has the higher median home value ($112,200 vs $109,900 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
Population	9,964	10,254
Median age	42.8 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,856	$63,190
Median home value	$112,200	$109,900
Median gross rent	$822	$782
Housing units	4,650	5,011
Homeownership rate	78.9%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
Population	10,188 → 9,964 (-2.2%)	10,053 → 10,254 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$52,881 → $60,856 (+15.1%)	$51,696 → $63,190 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$90,400 → $112,200 (+24.1%)	$85,700 → $109,900 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $822 (+21.1%)	$644 → $782 (+21.4%)

Keokuk County

Population

10,1889,964

Median household income

$52,881$60,856

Median home value

$90,400$112,200

Median gross rent

$679$822

Montgomery County

Population

10,05310,254

Median household income

$51,696$63,190

Median home value

$85,700$109,900

Median gross rent

$644$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
Under 5	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.1%
75 and over	9.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	44.3%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
Drove alone	79.6%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	3.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	8.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
1-unit, detached	85.6%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Keokuk County	Montgomery County
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1953	1955