COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Montgomery County

Pennsylvania · 678,111 residents · 483 sq mi

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Montgomery County is home to 678,111 people in Pennsylvania. That is roughly 50% ahead of the Pennsylvania median. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $142,400. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.6% of residents. Households take in $43,720 a year at the median, 45% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

678,111

−10%vs 2000

vs 750,097 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

483 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024868K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(46,040)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(42,966)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(39,807)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(39,955)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(43,659)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(117,207)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(104,978)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(74,341)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(67,182)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(59,243)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(32,193)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(10,540)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,720

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,829 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,990

−29%vs 2000

vs $30,898 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$142,400

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $158,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$593

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $757 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.3%(640,019)

Black7.4%(55,303)

Hispanic / Latino2%(15,300)

Asian4%(30,126)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(620,310)

Black5.7%(38,933)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(8,027)

Asian2.3%(15,714)

Other0.5%(3,154)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(17,754)

Puerto Rican1.9%(16,425)

South American0.9%(7,375)

Central American0.7%(6,362)

Dominican0.3%(2,974)

Colombian0.3%(2,688)

Cuban0.3%(2,422)

Salvadoran0.2%(1,991)

Honduran0.2%(1,469)

Ecuadorian0.1%(1,238)

Guatemalan0.1%(1,191)

Venezuelan0.1%(941)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(932)

Peruvian0.1%(821)

Argentine0.1%(606)

Costa Rican0.1%(552)

Nicaraguan0.1%(474)

Panamanian0.1%(453)

Chilean0%(424)

Paraguayan0%(300)

Bolivian0%(269)

Uruguayan0%(42)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3%(26,225)

Chinese1.7%(14,761)

Korean1.3%(11,394)

Vietnamese0.6%(5,100)

Filipino0.4%(3,525)

Bangladeshi0.2%(1,865)

Pakistani0.1%(1,283)

Cambodian0.1%(903)

Taiwanese0.1%(657)

Japanese0.1%(562)

Laotian0%(339)

Thai0%(307)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(272)

Indonesian0%(109)

Sri Lankan0%(106)

Uzbek0%(92)

Malaysian0%(45)

Kazakh0%(28)

Singaporean0%(26)

Burmese0%(9)

Hmong0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(392)

Samoan0%(124)

Chamorro0%(88)

Tongan0%(60)

Ancestry

Irish18.9%(164,018)

German18.7%(161,855)

Italian13.4%(116,632)

English9.1%(79,159)

Polish5.5%(47,730)

American3.9%(33,582)

Russian2%(17,686)

Scottish1.6%(14,102)

French1.2%(10,817)

Ukrainian1.2%(10,424)

West Indian1.1%(9,128)

Subsaharan African1%(8,375)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(8,023)

Arab0.9%(7,563)

Hungarian0.8%(6,812)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(6,013)

Dutch0.6%(5,500)

Swedish0.6%(4,820)

Lithuanian0.6%(4,789)

Jamaican0.5%(4,362)

Slovak0.5%(4,264)

Greek0.5%(4,029)

Austrian0.4%(3,707)

Norwegian0.4%(3,081)

British0.3%(2,835)

Swiss0.3%(2,711)

Haitian0.3%(2,436)

Portuguese0.3%(2,259)

Czech0.3%(2,222)

Egyptian0.3%(2,205)

Nigerian0.2%(1,820)

Romanian0.2%(1,803)

Lebanese0.2%(1,702)

Armenian0.2%(1,471)

French Canadian0.2%(1,378)

Canadian0.2%(1,311)

Danish0.1%(1,265)

Croatian0.1%(1,197)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,101)

Brazilian0.1%(1,069)

Finnish0.1%(881)

Iranian0.1%(875)

Guyanese0.1%(730)

Israeli0.1%(689)

Syrian0.1%(668)

Ghanaian0.1%(641)

Turkish0.1%(605)

Moroccan0.1%(503)

Belgian0.1%(453)

Bulgarian0%(377)

Serbian0%(295)

Latvian0%(289)

Ethiopian0%(289)

Iraqi0%(260)

Slovene0%(251)

Kenyan0%(161)

Palestinian0%(159)

Barbadian0%(156)

Australian0%(98)

Jordanian0%(76)

Macedonian0%(62)

Cape Verdean0%(27)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.1%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.6%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married34.1%(118,643)

Married56.2%(195,598)

Widowed2.7%(9,253)

Divorced7.1%(24,708)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(108,680)

Married52%(191,984)

Widowed8.6%(31,648)

Divorced10%(36,752)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 6.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 83.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% 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)18.9%(6,060)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(5,592)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(11,689)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(2,390)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(902)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32,143 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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