Montgomery County vs Wilson County

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

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

Montgomery County has the higher population (227,957 vs 153,587 in Wilson County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($94,048 vs $72,365 in Montgomery County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($397,000 vs $248,300 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
Population	227,957	153,587
Median age	31.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,365	$94,048
Median home value	$248,300	$397,000
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,370
Housing units	90,226	60,976
Homeownership rate	62.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
Population	200,180 → 227,957 (+13.9%)	136,666 → 153,587 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$57,541 → $72,365 (+25.8%)	$75,991 → $94,048 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$165,800 → $248,300 (+49.8%)	$264,600 → $397,000 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $1,219 (+25.5%)	$1,065 → $1,370 (+28.6%)

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

Wilson County

Population

136,666153,587

Median household income

$75,991$94,048

Median home value

$264,600$397,000

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
Under 5	7.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	18.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.7%
75 and over	3.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	80.5%
Black or African American	19.6%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	5.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	27.3%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
Drove alone	80.8%	76.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	14.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	72.2%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	5.9%
20 or more units	3.4%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	11.6%	7.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1997	1998