COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Montgomery County

Iowa · 12,076 residents · 424 sq mi

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Montgomery County is home to 12,076 people in Iowa. At a median age of 38.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $35,000. Renters pay $254 a month at the median. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,076

+3%vs 2000

vs 11,771 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

424 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(730)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(880)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(880)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(786)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(500)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,729)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,045)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(1,243)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(1,232)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(1,074)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(331)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,312

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,214 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,595

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,373 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$254

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(11,489)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(153)

Asian0.2%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(12,056)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.3%(31)

Guatemalan0.3%(31)

Mexican0.2%(25)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Cuban0%(5)

South American0%(2)

Ecuadorian0%(2)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.5%(55)

Filipino0.5%(54)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(37)

Chamorro0.2%(24)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German21.9%(2,236)

English12.9%(1,320)

Irish8.8%(894)

Swedish8.5%(871)

American4.9%(498)

Italian1.9%(199)

Dutch1.7%(178)

French1.5%(155)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(142)

Czech1.2%(127)

Norwegian1.2%(123)

Polish1.1%(111)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(94)

Danish0.8%(86)

Subsaharan African0.7%(73)

Nigerian0.4%(43)

Swiss0.4%(40)

Welsh0.3%(34)

British0.2%(25)

French Canadian0.2%(16)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Russian0.1%(7)

Latvian0.1%(6)

Croatian0%(5)

Portuguese0%(4)

Arab0%(3)

Moroccan0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(1,145)

Married54.3%(2,224)

Widowed4.5%(183)

Divorced13.3%(546)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(893)

Married54.8%(2,302)

Widowed12.6%(529)

Divorced11.4%(477)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.0%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.7%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 71.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.9%(121)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.4%(168)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 552 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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