Montgomery County, Tennessee

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 227,957
Median household income: $72,365
Median home value: $248,300

Montgomery County, Tennessee counts 227,957 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $72,365, its median household income sits above Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Montgomery County's population grew 13.9% from 200,180 to 227,957, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $57,541 to $72,365.

72.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 227,957
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $72,365
Median home value: $248,300
Median gross rent: $1,219
Housing units: 90,226
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

200,180227,957

Median household income

$57,541$72,365

Median home value

$165,800$248,300

Median gross rent

$971$1,219

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	200,180	$57,541	$165,800	$971
2020	204,992	$60,878	$175,000	$972
2021	216,172	$63,768	$187,700	$1,020
2022	222,305	$67,890	$226,400	$1,128
2023	227,957	$72,365	$248,300	$1,219

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18,078	7.9%
5 to 17	43,152	18.9%
18 to 24	24,200	10.6%
25 to 34	41,917	18.4%
35 to 44	32,313	14.2%
45 to 54	24,147	10.6%
55 to 64	21,881	9.6%
65 to 74	14,389	6.3%
75 and over	7,880	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	137,242	60.2%
Black or African American	44,642	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	390	0.2%
Asian	5,535	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	608	0.3%
Some other race	1,034	0.5%
Two or more races	13,486	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,020	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,058	5.7%
High school graduate	38,865	27.3%
Some college or associate's	50,394	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	27,593	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17,617	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	86,715	80.8%
Carpooled	9,826	9.2%
Public transit	507	0.5%
Walked	1,053	1.0%
Bicycle	70	0.1%
Worked from home	7,644	7.1%
Other means	1,555	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,555	23.6%
15 to 29 min	41,513	41.6%
30 to 44 min	16,124	16.2%
45 to 59 min	7,686	7.7%
60+ min	10,848	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 11.6% (25,939 of 222,900)

	Count	Share
Family households	58,683	69.6%
Nonfamily households	25,638	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	84,321	93.5%
Vacant	5,905	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53,073	62.9%
Renter-occupied	31,248	37.1%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	65,100	72.2%
1-unit, attached	3,180	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7,737	8.6%
5 to 19 units	7,706	8.5%
20 or more units	3,059	3.4%
Mobile home & other	3,444	3.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 47125
State: Tennessee
Land area: 539 sq mi
Water area: 4.66 sq mi
Center point: 36.5004, -87.3809

Cities & places

Clarksville