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Montgomery County

Indiana · 38,954 residents (2025 est.) · 505 sq mi
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Montgomery County is a county of 38,312 people in Indiana. That puts it in the top 9% of US counties for household income. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $171,800. The foreign-born share is 3%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
38,312
+2%since 2000
from 37,629 in 2000
38,954 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
76 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 75 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.4
+10%since 2000
from 36.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
505 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
34K35K36K38K39K19902000201020202024Montgomery County
202438K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(2,254)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(2,580)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(2,372)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(2,540)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(2,462)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(4,613)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.4%(4,358)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(4,544)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414%(5,367)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(4,104)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(2,394)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(724)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,479
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,297 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,354
+92%since 2000
from $18,938 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.6%
+23.9 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.418
+5%since 2010
from 0.397 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade25.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration2.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$171,800
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $88,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$858
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $477 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.3%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 73.4% in 2000
19.7% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.4
+11%since 2009
from 2.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.3%(36,223)
Black0.7%(281)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(611)
Asian0.4%(158)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic89%(34,097)
Black0.9%(332)
Hispanic / Latino6.2%(2,367)
Asian0.5%(209)
Other3.4%(1,307)
Diversity Score
25
+77%since 2009
from 14 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−11%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.7%(1,788)
Colombian0.1%(44)
Spaniard0.1%(44)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(65)
Asian Indian0.1%(48)
Filipino0.1%(36)
Korean0.1%(25)
Sri Lankan0.1%(22)
Japanese0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(2)
Ancestry
German20.4%(7,812)
English13.8%(5,284)
Irish11.8%(4,511)
American8.8%(3,354)
Scottish2.3%(875)
Italian1.9%(738)
Polish1.6%(613)
French1.4%(524)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(475)
Arab1.2%(469)
Lebanese0.9%(361)
British0.9%(342)
+ 23 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(332)
Swedish0.6%(246)
Norwegian0.5%(194)
Welsh0.5%(190)
Swiss0.4%(156)
Greek0.3%(114)
Danish0.3%(112)
Czech0.3%(103)
Russian0.2%(89)
West Indian0.1%(37)
Lithuanian0.1%(31)
Canadian0.1%(30)
Hungarian0%(19)
Finnish0%(13)
Latvian0%(13)
Austrian0%(12)
Belgian0%(12)
Slovak0%(11)
Croatian0%(10)
Turkish0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.4%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.6%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.8 min
+51%since 2000
from 15.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.4%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 76.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
27.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
49.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
3.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 14.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.2%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.1%
+13.8 ptssince 2017
from 76.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 83.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 95.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(4,884)
Married54.8%(8,624)
Widowed3.6%(572)
Divorced10.5%(1,648)
Women 15+
Never married20.8%(3,191)
Married56.7%(8,724)
Widowed10.4%(1,607)
Divorced12.1%(1,856)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.2%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 58.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 33.6% 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)13.8%(316)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.4%(283)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.7%(1,185)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(2)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,291 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Montgomery County, Indiana?

Montgomery County, Indiana has about 38,312 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Montgomery County, Indiana?

The typical household in Montgomery County, Indiana earns about $71,479 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montgomery County, Indiana expensive?

In Montgomery County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $171,800, and the typical rent is about $858 a month.

How educated are people in Montgomery County, Indiana?

About 20.4% of adults age 25 and over in Montgomery County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montgomery County, Indiana?

About 10.5% of people in Montgomery County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montgomery County, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Montgomery County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,876 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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