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Montgomery County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Montgomery County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Montgomery County, KY is a small rural county of 28,271 residents with modest population growth of 1.8% over five years and a median household income of $56,396. The workforce of roughly 57.6% labor force participation skews toward lower-credential occupations, with only 20.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $37,917 and a 4.1% unemployment rate indicate relative stability. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $163,800 and median gross rent of $796/month—against a poverty rate of 15.2% and per capita income of $28,562.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

28,271

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Montgomery County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,051 (91.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races703 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race700 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone382 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone206 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone202 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish853
  2. 2.Other Indo-European125
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic63
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)42
  5. 5.Korean10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,254

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,036

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,562

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,911
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,701
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,965
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities942
  5. 5.Construction (Group)855

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,681
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,631
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,714
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,573
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,053

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.28×)2,810
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.34×)1,806
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.07×)916
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)756
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.01×)288

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$796/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,146 (15.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999865 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999676 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999672 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999627 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999620 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,917

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,160 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled941 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home929 (7.6%)
  • Walked123 (1.0%)
  • Other73 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.