Grayson County vs Montgomery County

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

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

Montgomery County has the higher population (28,271 vs 26,586 in Grayson County). Montgomery County has the higher median household income ($57,468 vs $49,893 in Grayson County). Montgomery County has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $160,100 in Grayson County).

Population, income & housing

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
Population	26,586	28,271
Median age	40.3 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,893	$57,468
Median home value	$160,100	$163,800
Median gross rent	$653	$796
Housing units	13,336	12,204
Homeownership rate	76.2%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
Population	26,247 → 26,586 (+1.3%)	27,884 → 28,271 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$38,612 → $49,893 (+29.2%)	$45,516 → $57,468 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $160,100 (+40.6%)	$116,700 → $163,800 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $653 (+10.9%)	$710 → $796 (+12.1%)

Grayson County

Population

26,24726,586

Median household income

$38,612$49,893

Median home value

$113,900$160,100

Median gross rent

$589$653

Montgomery County

Population

27,88428,271

Median household income

$45,516$57,468

Median home value

$116,700$163,800

Median gross rent

$710$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
Under 5	6.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.7%
75 and over	6.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	92.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
No high school diploma	15.0%	15.0%
High school graduate	44.4%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
Drove alone	79.8%	83.1%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Grayson County	Montgomery County
Poverty rate	19.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1988	1985