Montgomery County vs Suffolk city

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

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

Montgomery County has the higher population (99,159 vs 96,638 in Suffolk city). Suffolk city has the higher median household income ($90,089 vs $70,769 in Montgomery County). Suffolk city has the higher median home value ($329,600 vs $283,600 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
Population	99,159	96,638
Median age	30.2 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,769	$90,089
Median home value	$283,600	$329,600
Median gross rent	$1,206	$1,484
Housing units	42,229	39,651
Homeownership rate	54.7%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
Population	98,140 → 99,159 (+1.0%)	90,093 → 96,638 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$57,977 → $70,769 (+22.1%)	$74,884 → $90,089 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$227,100 → $283,600 (+24.9%)	$254,400 → $329,600 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,206 (+21.6%)	$1,201 → $1,484 (+23.6%)

Montgomery County

Population

98,14099,159

Median household income

$57,977$70,769

Median home value

$227,100$283,600

Median gross rent

$992$1,206

Suffolk city

Population

90,09396,638

Median household income

$74,884$90,089

Median home value

$254,400$329,600

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
Under 5	3.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	11.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	28.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.1%
75 and over	5.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	46.5%
Black or African American	3.9%	41.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	6.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	23.8%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
Drove alone	70.3%	81.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.5%
Public transit	3.3%	0.2%
Walked	5.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.4%	9.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
1-unit, detached	53.5%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	5.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Suffolk city
Poverty rate	23.8%	9.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1986	1994