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Montgomery County, NY

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

AI Overview

Montgomery County, NY has a small labor pool of roughly 30,000 workers (61.2% participation rate) with 88.5% holding a high school diploma but only 20.5% a bachelor's degree, pointing toward a blue-collar, trades-oriented workforce with median worker earnings of $40,480. The county's cost structure is low relative to broader New York State benchmarks, with a median home value of $141,600 and median gross rent of $921/month, and a homeownership rate of 70.4%. Population has been essentially flat over five years (+0.1%), and a poverty rate of 14.7% alongside a 4.7% unemployment rate reflect a modest but stable local economy with per capita GDP of $39,222.

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

Population

49,461

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,943

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,937 (80.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,534 (7.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,842 (5.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,546 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,125 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone424 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,216
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic1,386
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic436
  4. 4.Other Indo-European212
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)99

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,757

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,222

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,975

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,846
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,165
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,538
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,979
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,761

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,048
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,412
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,409
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,669
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,410

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.57×)572
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.29×)1,381
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.23×)2,791
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)1,638
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)1,311

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$921/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,036 (14.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,573 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,159 (8.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,152 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999966 (7.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999831 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,480

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,144 (75.6%)
  • Carpooled2,454 (10.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,135 (9.4%)
  • Walked607 (2.7%)
  • Taxi143 (0.6%)
  • Other113 (0.5%)

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.