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Montgomery County, OH

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

AI Overview

Montgomery County, OH has a labor force drawn from a population of 537,443, with 92.1% holding a high school diploma and 30.5% a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $40,747 against a low cost-of-living baseline reflected in a median home value of $167,400 and median gross rent of $968 per month. GDP per capita of $58,197 exceeds median household income of $66,139, suggesting output concentration in certain industries, while a 5.8% unemployment rate and 62.9% labor force participation rate indicate some slack in the available workforce. Population grew modestly at 0.7% over five years, and a mean commute of 22.0 minutes points to a relatively compact, accessible regional labor market.

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

Population

537,443

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$66,139

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone366,623 (68.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone109,607 (20.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races24,947 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race13,366 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone12,151 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone8,820 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish13,563
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,751
  3. 3.Other Indo-European3,259
  4. 4.Arabic2,844
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,744

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

34,904

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,197

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance65,135
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)33,178
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services28,794
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)27,189
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services22,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations103,614
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations48,268
  3. 3.Service Occupations42,895
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations42,671
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations16,935

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.34×)33,537
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)16,352
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)64,027
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.08×)12,893
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)22,609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$167,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$968/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99920,760 (14.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99917,068 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99915,326 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99913,094 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99912,089 (8.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99911,735 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,747

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone191,371 (76.2%)
  • Worked At Home30,062 (12.0%)
  • Carpooled19,224 (7.7%)
  • Walked5,076 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit2,933 (1.2%)
  • Other1,476 (0.6%)

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.