Montgomery County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,395	4,534,824	334,922,499	1531st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,396	$63,726	$80,734	2384th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	39.1	38.9	1988th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.9%	27.6%	35.7%	1837th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,200	$205,600	$332,700	1762nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$830	$967	$1,413	1890th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.4%	16.1%	12.5%	1201st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1906th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	143.9	114.8	n/a	785th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	4.7%	14.1%	2568th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2532nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.3%	68.3%	65.2%	2457th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	24.0	26.4	1248th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	10.2%	15.1%	1913th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2647th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.7%	46.6%	46.9%	1716th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.6%	n/a	n/a	748th 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, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.9	32.5	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	11,005	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.4%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.6%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,716	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.4%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	12,231	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.7%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,265	$1,544	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	13.5%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.7%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.9%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.5%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.1%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.2%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Kentucky

Statistic	Montgomery County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.9%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	5.5%	16.7%

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