Montgomery County, Missouri

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,422
Median household income: $61,042
Median home value: $171,300

Home to 11,422 residents, Montgomery County is one of Missouri's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,042, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montgomery County's population held roughly steady from 11,487 to 11,422, while its median household income rose 30.6% from $46,757 to $61,042.

16.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,422
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,042
Median home value: $171,300
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 5,797
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,48711,422

Median household income

$46,757$61,042

Median home value

$108,100$171,300

Median gross rent

$670$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,487	$46,757	$108,100	$670
2020	11,414	$52,123	$120,700	$660
2021	11,384	$54,390	$147,000	$713
2022	11,421	$58,660	$162,200	$769
2023	11,422	$61,042	$171,300	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	663	5.8%
5 to 17	1,915	16.8%
18 to 24	847	7.4%
25 to 34	1,185	10.4%
35 to 44	1,287	11.3%
45 to 54	1,385	12.1%
55 to 64	1,808	15.8%
65 to 74	1,348	11.8%
75 and over	984	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,570	92.5%
Black or African American	214	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	20	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	347	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	252	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	919	11.5%
High school graduate	3,611	45.2%
Some college or associate's	2,148	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	934	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	385	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,845	77.0%
Carpooled	546	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	147	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	394	7.9%
Other means	63	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,352	29.4%
15 to 29 min	1,166	25.3%
30 to 44 min	947	20.6%
45 to 59 min	635	13.8%
60+ min	501	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 14.5% (1,612 of 11,107)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,053	66.5%
Nonfamily households	1,536	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,589	79.2%
Vacant	1,208	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,363	73.3%
Renter-occupied	1,226	26.7%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,660	80.4%
1-unit, attached	39	0.7%
2 to 4 units	291	5.0%
5 to 19 units	109	1.9%
20 or more units	10	0.2%
Mobile home & other	688	11.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 29139
State: Missouri
Land area: 535 sq mi
Water area: 5.44 sq mi
Center point: 38.9352, -91.4654

Cities & places

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