Montgomery County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Montgomery County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Montgomery County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (120th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	99,101	8,705,170	334,922,499	625th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,715	$93,170	$80,734	999th of 3,221
Median Age	30.2	39.0	38.9	3174th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.8%	42.2%	35.7%	120th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$304,600	$383,700	$332,700	607th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,240	$1,579	$1,413	490th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.9%	9.9%	12.5%	283rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.3%	5.2%	2619th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	256.2	220.5	n/a	552nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.5%	13.1%	14.1%	437th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	399th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.3%	67.3%	65.2%	3106th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.2	27.3	26.4	2819th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.0%	18.3%	15.1%	531st of 3,222
Uninsured	7.5%	n/a	n/a	2351st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.2%	48.7%	46.9%	2592nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.3%	n/a	n/a	334th 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, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.7	60.7	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	30.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	15.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	28.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	36,961	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	53.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.8%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.9%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	49.1%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,426	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.0%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.0%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.0%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.9%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.9%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	42,794	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,249	$2,790	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.4%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.5%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.0%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.0%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.2%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.8%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Virginia

Statistic	Montgomery County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.5%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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