Montgomery County vs Rutherford County

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

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

Rutherford County has the higher population (351,591 vs 227,957 in Montgomery County). Rutherford County has the higher median household income ($82,588 vs $72,365 in Montgomery County). Rutherford County has the higher median home value ($346,400 vs $248,300 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
Population	227,957	351,591
Median age	31.7 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,365	$82,588
Median home value	$248,300	$346,400
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,405
Housing units	90,226	135,336
Homeownership rate	62.9%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
Population	200,180 → 227,957 (+13.9%)	315,815 → 351,591 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$57,541 → $72,365 (+25.8%)	$67,429 → $82,588 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$165,800 → $248,300 (+49.8%)	$213,200 → $346,400 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $1,219 (+25.5%)	$1,063 → $1,405 (+32.2%)

Montgomery County

Population

200,180227,957

Median household income

$57,541$72,365

Median home value

$165,800$248,300

Median gross rent

$971$1,219

Rutherford County

Population

315,815351,591

Median household income

$67,429$82,588

Median home value

$213,200$346,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,405

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
Under 5	7.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	11.7%
25 to 34	18.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.9%
75 and over	3.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	64.8%
Black or African American	19.6%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	27.3%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
Drove alone	80.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.1%	13.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
1-unit, detached	72.2%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	11.6%
20 or more units	3.4%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Rutherford County
Poverty rate	11.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.65	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1997	2000