Douglas County vs Montgomery County

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

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

Douglas County has the higher population (11,850 vs 11,422 in Montgomery County). Montgomery County has the higher median household income ($61,042 vs $49,828 in Douglas County). Montgomery County has the higher median home value ($171,300 vs $164,400 in Douglas County).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
Population	11,850	11,422
Median age	46.6 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,828	$61,042
Median home value	$164,400	$171,300
Median gross rent	$687	$767
Housing units	5,397	5,797
Homeownership rate	79.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
Population	13,306 → 11,850 (-10.9%)	11,487 → 11,422 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$37,425 → $49,828 (+33.1%)	$46,757 → $61,042 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $164,400 (+33.5%)	$108,100 → $171,300 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $687 (+22.7%)	$670 → $767 (+14.5%)

Douglas County

Population

13,30611,850

Median household income

$37,425$49,828

Median home value

$123,100$164,400

Median gross rent

$560$687

Montgomery County

Population

11,48711,422

Median household income

$46,757$61,042

Median home value

$108,100$171,300

Median gross rent

$670$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.8%
75 and over	10.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
No high school diploma	16.4%	11.5%
High school graduate	36.4%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
Drove alone	78.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	7.9%
Other means	1.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Douglas County	Montgomery County
Poverty rate	16.9%	14.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1985	1978