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Montgomery County

Tennessee · 249,935 residents (2025 est.) · 539 sq mi
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The short version

Montgomery County is home to 234,153 people in Tennessee. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 99,385 people. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Few US counties rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 7%. 81% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,613, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Montgomery County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population100,498 → 234,153 (+133%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,684 → $280,200 (+101%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 95 counties in Tennessee

  • 13th in household income$75,613
  • 10th in share with a bachelor's degree31.1%
  • 20th in home value$280,200
  • 3rd in diversity score74.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
234,153
+74%since 2000
from 134,768 in 2000
249,935 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
434 / sq mi
+74%since 2000
from 250 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
31.9
+6%since 2000
from 30.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
539 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
87K127K167K207K248K19902000201020202024Montgomery County
2024234K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.8%(18,372)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(17,516)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(17,413)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(15,145)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.9%(18,608)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.3%(42,886)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(33,757)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(24,796)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.5%(22,232)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.4%(15,097)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.8%(6,600)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(1,731)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,613
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,981 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,949
+102%since 2000
from $17,265 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.4%
+23.9 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.401
−2%since 2010
from 0.408 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$280,200
+82%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $84,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,308
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $549 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 63.5% in 2000
38.1% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.62 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+47%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
1990 – 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
76
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.9%(95,515)
Black18.9%(25,496)
Hispanic / Latino5.2%(6,960)
Asian1.8%(2,410)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.3%(138,855)
Black19.2%(44,843)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(26,629)
Asian2.6%(5,974)
Other7.6%(17,852)
Diversity Score
74
+27%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−10%since 2020
from 30 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
Mexican5.4%(12,533)
Puerto Rican2.7%(6,360)
Central American1.2%(2,741)
South American0.5%(1,225)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,052)
Guatemalan0.3%(695)
Cuban0.3%(675)
Spaniard0.3%(670)
Dominican0.3%(597)
Panamanian0.2%(526)
Venezuelan0.2%(405)
Colombian0.2%(370)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(216)
Nicaraguan0.1%(209)
Argentine0.1%(200)
Peruvian0%(112)
Chilean0%(103)
Bolivian0%(23)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(1,590)
Korean0.6%(1,505)
Asian Indian0.4%(823)
Chinese0.3%(608)
Japanese0.1%(305)
Nepalese0.1%(294)
Hmong0.1%(242)
Thai0.1%(167)
Vietnamese0%(116)
Cambodian0%(55)
Burmese0%(47)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0%(36)
Mongolian0%(16)
Laotian0%(16)
Taiwanese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(418)
Chamorro0.1%(196)
Guamanian0%(25)
Ancestry
German12.8%(29,979)
English10.4%(24,437)
Irish9.7%(22,732)
American7.5%(17,623)
Italian3.2%(7,589)
Scottish1.9%(4,553)
French1.5%(3,468)
Polish1.2%(2,810)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(2,210)
Dutch0.8%(1,898)
West Indian0.7%(1,675)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(1,389)
British0.5%(1,111)
Norwegian0.4%(1,046)
Greek0.4%(997)
Arab0.4%(914)
Nigerian0.4%(867)
Swedish0.3%(778)
Danish0.3%(726)
Haitian0.2%(519)
Portuguese0.2%(517)
Swiss0.2%(494)
Jamaican0.2%(438)
Czech0.1%(327)
Russian0.1%(324)
Lebanese0.1%(298)
Latvian0.1%(285)
Lithuanian0.1%(280)
Finnish0.1%(252)
Hungarian0.1%(247)
Palestinian0.1%(237)
Canadian0.1%(231)
Brazilian0.1%(219)
Ukrainian0.1%(201)
Syrian0.1%(175)
Croatian0.1%(175)
Belgian0.1%(120)
Guyanese0%(104)
Egyptian0%(77)
Slovak0%(76)
Austrian0%(72)
Serbian0%(67)
Romanian0%(66)
Barbadian0%(49)
Kenyan0%(48)
Iranian0%(39)
Israeli0%(38)
Turkish0%(38)
Bulgarian0%(36)
Armenian0%(25)
Iraqi0%(14)
Slovene0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.1%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 19.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.4%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 84.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.8 min
+59%since 2000
from 17.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.6%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 84.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 67.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.0%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.7%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
6.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
19.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 94.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 79.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 90.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 5.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.7%(29,201)
Married56.6%(50,518)
Widowed2.4%(2,152)
Divorced8.3%(7,458)
Women 15+
Never married26.6%(24,327)
Married55.1%(50,441)
Widowed6.1%(5,626)
Divorced12.2%(11,129)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 45.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
8.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 8.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 33.9% 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)58.3%(17,587)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.9%(12,031)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.6%(3,810)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(220)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 30,166 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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Over time

Montgomery County, decade by decade

Montgomery County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990100,498$61,365$139,68416.5%45.9
2000134,768$71,010$153,93019.3%57.2
2010172,331$70,389$186,15122.3%63.5
2020220,069$73,787$212,10729.4%73.8
2024234,153$75,613$280,20031.1%74.0

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Montgomery County, Tennessee?

Montgomery County, Tennessee has about 234,153 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Montgomery County, Tennessee earns about $75,613 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montgomery County, Tennessee expensive?

In Montgomery County, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $280,200, and the typical rent is about $1,308 a month.

How educated are people in Montgomery County, Tennessee?

About 31.1% of adults age 25 and over in Montgomery County, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montgomery County, Tennessee?

About 11.3% of people in Montgomery County, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montgomery County, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Montgomery County, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 133,655 residents, a change of about 133 percent over that period.

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

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