Montgomery County vs Woodford County

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

Montgomery County and Woodford 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 27,017 in Woodford County). Woodford County has the higher median household income ($80,006 vs $57,468 in Montgomery County). Woodford County has the higher median home value ($270,400 vs $163,800 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
Population	28,271	27,017
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,468	$80,006
Median home value	$163,800	$270,400
Median gross rent	$796	$1,000
Housing units	12,204	11,587
Homeownership rate	66.3%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
Population	27,884 → 28,271 (+1.4%)	26,318 → 27,017 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$45,516 → $57,468 (+26.3%)	$63,820 → $80,006 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $163,800 (+40.4%)	$203,000 → $270,400 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $796 (+12.1%)	$771 → $1,000 (+29.7%)

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

Woodford County

Population

26,31827,017

Median household income

$63,820$80,006

Median home value

$203,000$270,400

Median gross rent

$771$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.3%
75 and over	6.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	85.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
No high school diploma	15.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	39.0%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
Drove alone	83.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	13.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
1-unit, detached	64.8%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Woodford County
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1985	1984