COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montgomery vs Conroe
PLACE A
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Conroe, Texas
Montgomery is 99% smaller than Conroe. Conroe earns more, with a median household income $12,270 higher. Conroe has grown faster since 2000 (60% vs -1%).
MONTGOMERYCONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,538119,564−99% vs Conroe
Population density2,8121,577+1,234
Population growth-0.7%60.0%−60.7 pts
Median age30.133.7−3.6
Male51.2%49.7%+1.5 pts
Female48.8%50.3%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.4%18.0%−17.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%50.8%+38.3 pts
Black0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%30.5%−25.8 pts
Asian0.4%3.4%−3.0 pts
Other5.8%3.6%+2.2 pts
Median household income$63,936$76,206−$12,270
Per capita income$27,257$39,945−$12,688
Poverty rate5.3%11.2%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%34.1%−15.8 pts
Graduate degree4.0%11.4%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.9%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation67.0%65.8%+1.2 pts
Median home value$145,900$309,600−$163,700
Median gross rent$1,006$1,393−$387
Owner-occupied64.5%54.5%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%6.1%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.2%51.4%−7.2 pts
Average commute29.628.6+0.9
Worked from home9.3%12.4%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Uninsured2.8%18.7%−15.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025