Montgomery County, PA Demographic Data
Montgomery County, PA Summary
Montgomery County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 808,460
- Area: 487.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 483.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,659.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 211.29 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Montgomery County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
422,237
51%
50.8
Male
399,488
49%
49.2
Total Population
821,725
323,128,000
Montgomery County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
45,506
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
49,490
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
51,283
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
50,283
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
48,330
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
101,652
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
101,394
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
117,131
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
59,227
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
56,133
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
76,558
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
42,061
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
22,677
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
643,371
78.3%
77.2
Female
335,006
52.1%
51.3
Male
308,365
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
616,424
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
174,000
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
141,296
17.2%
15.2
Female
80,694
57.1%
55.8
Male
60,602
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Montgomery County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
799,727
97.3%
96.8
White
654,626
79.7%
72.6
Black or African American
73,076
8.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,230
0.1%
0.8
Asian
60,749
7.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
24,242
3.0%
1.2
Chinese
11,195
1.4%
1.3
Filipino
2,806
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
509
0.1%
0.2
Korean
11,722
1.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,866
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
7,409
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
295
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,751
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
21,998
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
40,979
5.0%
17.8
Mexican
13,893
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11,589
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
1,578
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13,919
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
780,746
95.0%
82.2
Montgomery County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
10,778
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22,217
3.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
139,353
24.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
87,777
15.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
39,684
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
158,426
27.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
118,598
20.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
32,995
5.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
543,838
94.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
277,024
48.1%
31.2
Montgomery County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
202,064
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
366,400
54.2%
47.5
Divorced
57,032
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
9,867
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
40,083
5.9
5.8%
Montgomery County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
668,154
86.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
108,065
13.9%
21.6%
Spanish
28,582
3.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
41,967
5.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
30,853
4.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6,663
0.9%
1.1%
Montgomery County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,451
3.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8,955
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
19,571
6.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
20,849
6.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
32,716
10.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
47,407
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
42,496
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
61,567
19.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30,317
9.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
39,118
12.5%
6.4
Median household income
84,113
57,617
Per capita income
43,842
31,128
Montgomery County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,141
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
30,711
7.2%
9.8
Construction
22,274
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
107,264
25.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
41,591
9.8%
6.6
Information
8,896
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
50,886
12.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16,974
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
66,760
15.7%
11.4
Public administration
8,820
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
42,222
9.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14,016
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
13,716
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
24,135
5.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
211,011
49.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
34,514
8.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
99,677
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
55,934
13.2%
18.1%
Montgomery County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
416,740
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
327,807
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
26,446
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
22,187
5.3%
5.1
Walked
9,610
2.3%
2.7
Other means
3,319
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
27,371
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.5
26.6
Montgomery County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
18,389
5.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
100,388
32.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
132,746
42.5%
37.1
3 or more
60,924
19.5%
21.0
Montgomery County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
312,447
94.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
222,327
71.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
90,120
28.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
16,882
5.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Montgomery County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
329,329
1 room
5,749
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
6,271
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
24,377
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
38,364
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
39,820
12.1%
19.8
6 rooms
53,976
16.4%
17.8
7 rooms
47,330
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
41,374
12.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
72,068
21.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Montgomery County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
329,329
1-unit, detached
177,852
54.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
69,195
21.0%
5.9
2-units
10,487
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
12,490
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9,861
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13,994
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
32,932
10.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,440
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
78
0.0%
0.1
Montgomery County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
58,191
17.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
21,321
6.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
54,831
16.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
37,804
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
43,186
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
38,562
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
36,496
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
30,658
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,086
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,194
1.0%
1.4%
Montgomery County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
160,005
51.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8,789
2.8%
4.7
Electricity
81,025
25.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
56,479
18.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
278
0.1%
0.1
Wood
2,270
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
165
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
2,482
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
954
0.3%
1.1
Montgomery County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
153,584
47295100.0
Less than $500
594
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
10,197
6.6%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
19,033
12.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
24,578
16.0%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
26,824
17.5%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
29,394
19.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
42,964
28.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
69,768
45.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25,086
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16,875
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10,783
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30,821
20.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
251
0.0%
0.0%
Montgomery County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
87,422
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
1,314
1.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,282
3.8%
1.9%
Less than $500
3,654
4.2%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,752
5.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
15,835
18.1%
11.9%
$500 to $999
22,586
25.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
35,999
41.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
2,698
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,218
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
10,956
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11,978
14.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11,830
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,042
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,486
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
33,478
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,350
0.0%
0.0%
Montgomery County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
222,327
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,708
1.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,892
2.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,723
5.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
22,058
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
65,091
29.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
76,366
34.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
33,577
15.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4,912
2.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
307,500
205,000
