Montgomery County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,214	3,210,507	334,922,499	2467th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,666	$75,059	$80,734	1737th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	38.6	38.9	1056th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.4%	31.4%	35.7%	1933rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$121,400	$208,000	$332,700	2645th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$814	$972	$1,413	2002nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.3%	11.1%	12.5%	1219th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.6%	5.2%	2725th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	24.1	57.5	n/a	2165th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	5.9%	14.1%	2257th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1762nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.1%	71.7%	65.2%	2390th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	19.8	26.4	2060th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	11.3%	15.1%	1198th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2794th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.7%	48.3%	46.9%	2414th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.5%	n/a	n/a	2113th 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, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.3	31.4	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	43.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.1%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,585	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.6%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,894	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.3%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.2%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.5%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	5,005	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.4%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.4%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.9%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,007	$2,897	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.4%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.1%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.9%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.6%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Iowa

Statistic	Montgomery County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.5%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	7.8%	16.7%

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