Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (70th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (75th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	867,573	13,018,639	334,922,499	70th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$113,915	$77,971	$80,734	75th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	40.9	38.9	1755th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	53.0%	35.2%	35.7%	69th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$436,700	$254,500	$332,700	211th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,683	$1,209	$1,413	149th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.7%	12.5%	3070th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.3%	5.2%	1593rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,796.4	291.0	n/a	90th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.5%	7.7%	14.1%	306th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	258th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.4%	69.3%	65.2%	2107th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.8	26.3	26.4	867th of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.3%	15.6%	15.1%	71st of 3,222
Uninsured	4.7%	n/a	n/a	3052nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.3%	46.2%	46.9%	814th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.0%	n/a	n/a	109th 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, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.7%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.8	44.6	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	41.2	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	335,505	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.3%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.9%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.7%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.7%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$62,159	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.9%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.1%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	24.3%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.5%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	350,351	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.0%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.1%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.6%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,875	$3,311	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.9%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.2%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.5%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.5%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.4%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.9%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.7%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.1%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.9%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.6%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.5%	9.9%	16.7%

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