CensusEasy
COUNTY · 2010 ACS

Montgomery County

Ohio · 535,153 residents · 461 sq mi
Time machine
COMPARE TO
Part of the Dayton metro area
Compare
The short version

Montgomery County is a county of 535,153 people in Ohio. Median home value sits at $119,100. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $43,965 at the median, 17% less than the US figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 39.2
US median: 37.2
Average education
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
535,153
−4%since 2000
from 559,062 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
39.2
+8%since 2000
from 36.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
461 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
527K540K553K565K578K19902000201020202024Montgomery County
2024536K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.2%(33,446)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.3%(33,681)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.4%(34,295)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.9%(37,018)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.7%(35,955)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412.5%(67,089)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.3%(65,645)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.7%(78,920)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.7%(68,063)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.7%(41,434)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.2%(27,839)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.2%(11,768)
US avg: 1.8%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$43,965
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,156 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$24,828
+14%since 2000
from $21,743 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
25.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
15.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade13.9%
US avg: 10.9%
Information11.4%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services5.3%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.8%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$119,100
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $94,800 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$684
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $525 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
63.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 64.7% in 2000
37.0% rent
Vacancy rate
12.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.34 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.33 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
26.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.7
+1%since 2009
from 2.7 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.9%(424,183)
Black19.8%(110,454)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(7,096)
Asian1.3%(7,267)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic72.7%(388,917)
Black20.8%(111,105)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(12,177)
Asian1.7%(9,195)
Other2.2%(12,038)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.2%(6,230)
Puerto Rican0.4%(2,109)
South American0.2%(1,136)
Colombian0.1%(457)
Cuban0.1%(403)
Spaniard0.1%(352)
Ecuadorian0.1%(309)
Salvadoran0%(164)
Peruvian0%(155)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ancestry
German24.9%(134,170)
Irish12.8%(68,965)
American9.7%(52,457)
English8.8%(47,269)
Italian3.4%(18,436)
French2.3%(12,340)
Polish2%(10,812)
Scottish1.9%(10,342)
Dutch1.7%(9,203)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(8,851)
Welsh0.9%(4,789)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.8%(4,146)
Swedish0.7%(3,796)
Arab0.5%(2,837)
British0.5%(2,510)
Norwegian0.4%(2,193)
Russian0.4%(2,173)
Greek0.4%(2,164)
Swiss0.4%(1,953)
French Canadian0.3%(1,589)
Czech0.2%(1,310)
Slovak0.2%(1,181)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,098)
West Indian0.2%(977)
Lebanese0.2%(922)
Danish0.2%(910)
Austrian0.2%(853)
Romanian0.1%(683)
Ukrainian0.1%(585)
Canadian0.1%(547)
Croatian0.1%(497)
Nigerian0.1%(465)
Finnish0.1%(456)
Iraqi0.1%(401)
Belgian0.1%(385)
Jamaican0.1%(310)
Slovene0.1%(308)
Portuguese0.1%(299)
Jordanian0.1%(279)
Turkish0.1%(276)
Egyptian0%(251)
Macedonian0%(218)
Bulgarian0%(216)
Serbian0%(175)
Iranian0%(166)
Guyanese0%(157)
Latvian0%(142)
Syrian0%(135)
Australian0%(120)
Haitian0%(105)
Ethiopian0%(103)
Moroccan0%(94)
Brazilian0%(93)
Ghanaian0%(70)
Armenian0%(65)
Israeli0%(45)
Barbadian0%(23)
Kenyan0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 22.8% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 83.5% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.8 min
+60%since 2000
from 13.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
82.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 82.6% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
2.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
9.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
Female
52.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
Foreign born
3.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
12.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married38.4%(80,498)
Married46.8%(98,066)
Widowed3.2%(6,747)
Divorced11.6%(24,312)
Women 15+
Never married32.8%(74,958)
Married43.4%(99,119)
Widowed9.2%(20,974)
Divorced14.6%(33,476)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
6.5%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 54.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 23.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 41.1% 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)26.2%(9,131)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(9,326)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.3%(11,272)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(1,261)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(308)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 34,904 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Drill deeper

Places similar to Montgomery County

Sedgwick County
Pop 538,433
Guilford County
Pop 562,234
Summit County
Pop 538,376
Baltimore
Pop 569,997
Places similar to Montgomery County
Head to head

Compare Montgomery County to nearby counties

MONTGOMERY COUNTY VS
Preble County
Income$69,223+57%
Home value$180,900+52%
Population40,664−92%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
MONTGOMERY COUNTY VS
Miami County
Income$76,817+75%
Home value$229,100+92%
Population112,634−79%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
MONTGOMERY COUNTY VS
Greene County
Income$87,309+99%
Home value$252,200+112%
Population174,322−68%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
MONTGOMERY COUNTY VS
Warren County
Income$110,132+150%
Home value$349,400+193%
Population257,181−52%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
Frequently asked

How many people live in Montgomery County, Ohio?

Montgomery County, Ohio has about 535,153 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Montgomery County, Ohio earns about $43,965 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montgomery County, Ohio expensive?

In Montgomery County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $119,100, and the typical rent is about $684 a month.

How educated are people in Montgomery County, Ohio?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Montgomery County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montgomery County, Ohio?

About 15.7% of people in Montgomery County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montgomery County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Montgomery County, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 38,656 residents, a change of about -7 percent over that period.

Keep going

Explore from here

Up the hierarchy
All counties in Ohio

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

How we source and harmonize this data →