Montgomery County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,007	10,730,404	334,922,499	1613th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,766	$72,388	$80,734	2282nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.0	39.1	38.9	938th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.2%	35.7%	35.7%	2146th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$161,700	$288,900	$332,700	1992nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$766	$1,228	$1,413	2367th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.4%	13.0%	12.5%	1205th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	4.7%	5.2%	2646th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	52.9	220.7	n/a	1484th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	9.1%	14.1%	583rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2426th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.0%	66.6%	65.2%	1535th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	25.1	26.4	976th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	16.3%	15.1%	2425th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.9%	n/a	n/a	478th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	47.2%	46.9%	1179th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.9%	n/a	n/a	2633rd 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, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.8%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.0%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.4	58.4	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	10,643	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.7%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.2%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	28.3%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,156	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.7%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.4%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	14,998	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.0%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,037	$1,896	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.0%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Statistic	Montgomery County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.8%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.9%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.8%	10.0%	16.7%

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