COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Montgomery County

Missouri · 12,136 residents · 535 sq mi

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Montgomery County is a county of 12,136 people in Missouri. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $69,000. Median rent is $385 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 60%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,136

+7%since 1990

from 11,355 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

+6%since 1990

from 37.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

535 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(696)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.9%(840)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(945)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(928)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(573)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.7%(1,295)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.4%(1,869)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.3%(1,618)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.6%(1,281)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748%(973)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.1%(746)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.1%(372)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,772

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,726 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,092

+49%since 1990

from $10,128 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.8%

−2.1 ptssince 1990

from 13.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,000

+60%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $32,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $272 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 78.9% in 1990

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(11,002)

Black2.6%(300)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(39)

Asian0.2%(23)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(11,596)

Black2%(245)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(94)

Asian0.2%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(141)

South American0.3%(39)

Puerto Rican0.3%(36)

Ecuadorian0.3%(35)

Central American0.1%(14)

Panamanian0.1%(14)

Peruvian0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(8)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German31.8%(3,631)

Irish16.4%(1,869)

English15.4%(1,754)

American7.1%(811)

Scottish2.8%(320)

French2%(228)

Italian1.8%(201)

Polish0.8%(91)

Welsh0.8%(89)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(72)

Czech0.6%(63)

Swedish0.4%(41)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(40)

Dutch0.3%(37)

Norwegian0.3%(35)

French Canadian0.2%(26)

Arab0.1%(17)

Greek0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Armenian0.1%(7)

Croatian0%(5)

Danish0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 7.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

71.1%

+8.6 ptssince 1990

from 62.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 3.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

−29%since 1990

from 30.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.3%(1,140)

Married61.5%(2,889)

Widowed4%(186)

Divorced10.2%(481)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(817)

Married56.3%(2,789)

Widowed16.7%(827)

Divorced10.5%(522)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.1%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% 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)18.1%(150)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(224)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(268)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.7%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 827 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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