Montgomery County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,271
Median household income: $57,468
Median home value: $163,800

Montgomery County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 28,271. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,468 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Montgomery County's population grew 1.4% from 27,884 to 28,271, while its median household income rose 26.3% from $45,516 to $57,468.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.1% of the population. 83.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,271
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,468
Median home value: $163,800
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 12,204
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,88428,271

Median household income

$45,516$57,468

Median home value

$116,700$163,800

Median gross rent

$710$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,884	$45,516	$116,700	$710
2020	28,042	$46,998	$124,600	$697
2021	28,084	$49,313	$132,800	$723
2022	28,188	$53,436	$142,300	$775
2023	28,271	$57,468	$163,800	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,536	5.4%
5 to 17	5,072	17.9%
18 to 24	2,257	8.0%
25 to 34	3,567	12.6%
35 to 44	3,443	12.2%
45 to 54	3,994	14.1%
55 to 64	3,608	12.8%
65 to 74	3,021	10.7%
75 and over	1,773	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,033	92.1%
Black or African American	749	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.1%
Asian	129	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	73	0.3%
Two or more races	304	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	942	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,920	15.0%
High school graduate	7,563	39.0%
Some college or associate's	4,882	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,264	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,777	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,076	83.1%
Carpooled	991	8.2%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	62	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	856	7.1%
Other means	124	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,454	39.5%
15 to 29 min	2,433	21.6%
30 to 44 min	1,751	15.5%
45 to 59 min	1,466	13.0%
60+ min	1,158	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 15.2% (4,229 of 27,744)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,611	69.5%
Nonfamily households	3,339	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,950	89.7%
Vacant	1,254	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,258	66.3%
Renter-occupied	3,692	33.7%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,913	64.8%
1-unit, attached	547	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1,141	9.3%
5 to 19 units	231	1.9%
20 or more units	366	3.0%
Mobile home & other	2,006	16.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 21173
State: Kentucky
Land area: 197 sq mi
Water area: 1.46 sq mi
Center point: 38.0381, -83.9124

Cities & places

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