Demographics of Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County, Alabama had 225,891 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,454 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Montgomery County, in four figures

225,891
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −2,454 people.; 37.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,386 ±$1,569
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Montgomery County, Alabama's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Montgomery County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Montgomery County, Alabama's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Montgomery County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	228,345	100.0	100.0
2021	226,887	99.4	100.2
2022	226,551	99.2	100.7
2023	225,721	98.9	101.6
2024	225,889	98.9	102.5
2025	225,891	98.9	103.1

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Population of Montgomery County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	228,345	−608	+62	+9	−646
2021	226,887	−1,458	+155	+130	−1,799
2022	226,551	−336	+412	+632	−1,283
2023	225,721	−830	+404	+1,202	−2,449
2024	225,889	+168	+437	+1,784	−2,058
2025	225,891	+2	+426	+864	−1,291

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±0.2: for men 35.1 ±0.2 and for women 38.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Montgomery County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	15,281 ±182	6.7% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	39,375 ±1,189	17.4% ±0.5	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	21,740 ±1,081	9.6% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	59,913 ±1,131	26.4% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	53,719 ±1,130	23.7% ±0.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	36,690 ±1,332	16.2% ±0.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,386 ±$1,569, and income per person $34,594 ±$1,097, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Montgomery County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	20,237 ±1,403	22.1% ±1.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	18,870 ±1,382	20.6% ±1.5	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	16,392 ±1,225	17.9% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,192 ±822	12.2% ±0.9	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,954 ±945	14.2% ±1.0	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,806 ±696	6.4% ±0.8	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,930 ±570	6.5% ±0.6	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Montgomery County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	43,210 ±2,806	19.9% ±1.3	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15,573 ±1,273	29.6% ±2.1	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20,641 ±1,534	18.0% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,996 ±828	14.2% ±1.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Montgomery County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Montgomery County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	106,121 ±80	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.1% ±0.8	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.9% ±0.8	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.8% ±1.2	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.2% ±1.5	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,900 ±$4,414	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,092 ±$21	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±1	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Montgomery County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,234 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	67,336 ±321	29.7% ±0.1	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	133,272 ±902	58.8% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,647 ±343	3.4% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	43 to 147	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	88 to 348	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,881 ±885	3.0% ±0.4	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Montgomery County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	162,064 ±2,172	71.5% ±1.0	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	49,274 ±2,034	21.7% ±0.9	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,705 ±529	1.2% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,675 ±914	5.6% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,336 ±487	1.9% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,339 ±997	3.7% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Montgomery County among the counties of Alabama

7th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Montgomery County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Madison County	433,516	+11.0%
Mobile County	411,658	−0.7%
Baldwin County	267,761	+14.8%
Tuscaloosa County	241,368	+3.8%
Shelby County	238,552	+6.5%
Montgomery County	225,891	−1.1%
Lee County	189,881	+8.6%
Morgan County	126,483	+2.6%
Limestone County	122,928	+18.0%
Calhoun County	115,834	−0.3%
Houston County	110,318	+2.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026