Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

70 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 861,225
Median household income: $111,521
Median home value: $409,900

Home to 861,225 residents, Montgomery County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 70 cities and places have their primary county here. At $111,521, its median household income sits above Pennsylvania's $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montgomery County's population grew 4.5% from 823,823 to 861,225, while its median household income rose 21.8% from $91,546 to $111,521.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.4% of the population. 66.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 861,225
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $111,521
Median home value: $409,900
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 348,696
Homeownership rate: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

823,823861,225

Median household income

$91,546$111,521

Median home value

$316,100$409,900

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	823,823	$91,546	$316,100	$1,295
2020	827,180	$93,518	$326,200	$1,323
2021	850,890	$99,361	$338,800	$1,393
2022	856,399	$107,441	$382,300	$1,514
2023	861,225	$111,521	$409,900	$1,612

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45,608	5.3%
5 to 17	139,368	16.2%
18 to 24	68,469	8.0%
25 to 34	105,751	12.3%
35 to 44	114,690	13.3%
45 to 54	109,513	12.7%
55 to 64	119,525	13.9%
65 to 74	90,763	10.5%
75 and over	67,538	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	623,261	72.4%
Black or African American	78,360	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	179	0.0%
Asian	67,082	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	224	0.0%
Some other race	4,366	0.5%
Two or more races	31,962	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55,791	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30,977	5.1%
High school graduate	133,819	22.0%
Some college or associate's	125,403	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	177,678	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	139,903	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	297,034	66.6%
Carpooled	27,233	6.1%
Public transit	13,573	3.0%
Walked	8,961	2.0%
Bicycle	894	0.2%
Worked from home	93,965	21.1%
Other means	4,321	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83,311	23.7%
15 to 29 min	113,431	32.2%
30 to 44 min	85,095	24.2%
45 to 59 min	39,590	11.2%
60+ min	30,589	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 6.5% (54,662 of 840,078)

	Count	Share
Family households	223,295	67.0%
Nonfamily households	110,219	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	333,514	95.6%
Vacant	15,182	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	239,246	71.7%
Renter-occupied	94,268	28.3%

1-unit, detached53.6%

1-unit, attached20.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	186,982	53.6%
1-unit, attached	70,183	20.1%
2 to 4 units	23,762	6.8%
5 to 19 units	22,637	6.5%
20 or more units	42,365	12.1%
Mobile home & other	2,767	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 42091
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 483 sq mi
Water area: 4.25 sq mi
Center point: 40.2100, -75.3702