Montgomery County, Illinois

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,078
Median household income: $61,863
Median home value: $102,200

Montgomery County is a county in Illinois with a population of 28,078. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $61,863 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Montgomery County's population declined 2.6% from 28,828 to 28,078, while its median household income rose 17.3% from $52,748 to $61,863.

Households average 2.29 people. The median gross rent is $715.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,078
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,863
Median home value: $102,200
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 12,528
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,82828,078

Median household income

$52,748$61,863

Median home value

$84,100$102,200

Median gross rent

$644$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,828	$52,748	$84,100	$644
2020	28,598	$54,886	$90,300	$628
2021	28,482	$59,309	$92,300	$654
2022	28,352	$61,796	$102,000	$684
2023	28,078	$61,863	$102,200	$715

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,393	5.0%
5 to 17	4,256	15.2%
18 to 24	1,998	7.1%
25 to 34	3,451	12.3%
35 to 44	3,640	13.0%
45 to 54	3,414	12.2%
55 to 64	4,031	14.4%
65 to 74	3,329	11.9%
75 and over	2,566	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,835	92.0%
Black or African American	756	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	153	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.2%
Two or more races	644	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	597	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,053	10.0%
High school graduate	8,412	41.2%
Some college or associate's	6,247	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,402	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,317	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,021	80.6%
Carpooled	631	5.6%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	388	3.5%
Bicycle	48	0.4%
Worked from home	1,020	9.1%
Other means	86	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,502	44.2%
15 to 29 min	2,258	22.2%
30 to 44 min	1,391	13.7%
45 to 59 min	759	7.5%
60+ min	1,266	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 13.8% (3,546 of 25,736)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,758	60.0%
Nonfamily households	4,507	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,265	89.9%
Vacant	1,263	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,591	76.3%
Renter-occupied	2,674	23.7%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,348	82.6%
1-unit, attached	192	1.5%
2 to 4 units	569	4.5%
5 to 19 units	328	2.6%
20 or more units	301	2.4%
Mobile home & other	790	6.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17135
State: Illinois
Land area: 704 sq mi
Water area: 5.97 sq mi
Center point: 39.2281, -89.4781

Cities & places

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