Montgomery County, Alabama

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Montgomery County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	226,718	5,086,768	334,922,499	316th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,386	$63,999	$80,734	2137th of 3,221
Median Age	37.1	39.3	38.9	2725th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.5%	28.4%	35.7%	486th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$171,900	$209,900	$332,700	1765th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,092	$1,007	$1,413	740th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.9%	15.6%	12.5%	555th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.7%	5.2%	730th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	288.7	100.4	n/a	513th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.6%	4.0%	14.1%	873rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2257th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.8%	70.2%	65.2%	3056th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.6	25.5	26.4	2216th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	8.8%	15.1%	1781st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1199th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.1%	46.1%	46.9%	3112th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	879th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	29.7%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.2	52.8	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	37.1	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.2%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	91,381	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.8%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.7%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.0%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	41.1%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,594	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.2%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.9%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.5%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.2%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	106,121	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.1%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.9%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.9%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.2%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$702	$788	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	10.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.5%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.6%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.9%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.1%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.4%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.7%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.3%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Alabama

Statistic	Montgomery County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.5%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.7%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	4.5%	16.7%

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