Demographics of Montgomery County, Kentucky

Montgomery County, Kentucky had 28,822 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +707 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

28,822
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +707 people.; 40.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,396 ±$3,128
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, Kentucky's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Montgomery County, Kentucky'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, Kentucky's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Montgomery County, Kentucky'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	28,115	100.0	100.0
2021	28,231	100.4	100.2
2022	28,351	100.8	100.7
2023	28,534	101.5	101.6
2024	28,813	102.5	102.5
2025	28,822	102.5	103.1

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Population of Montgomery County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,115	+6	+2	0	−4
2021	28,231	+116	−68	−1	+168
2022	28,351	+120	−94	+6	+214
2023	28,534	+183	−24	0	+210
2024	28,813	+279	−8	+9	+275
2025	28,822	+9	−6	+7	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.8: for men 38.4 ±0.4 and for women 42.2 ±1.1. 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	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,553 ±50	5.5% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,040 ±388	17.7% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,386 ±277	8.4% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,047 ±330	24.8% ±1.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,563 ±387	26.6% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,806 ±423	16.9% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,396 ±$3,128, and income per person $29,716 ±$2,328, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky 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	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	2,300 ±368	20.9% ±3.3	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,410 ±377	21.9% ±3.4	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,025 ±356	18.4% ±3.2	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,525 ±301	13.9% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,786 ±300	16.2% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	601 ±185	5.5% ±1.7	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	358 ±115	3.3% ±1.0	7.2% ±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	Kentucky	United States
All ages	4,303 ±782	15.4% ±2.8	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,049 ±287	16.3% ±4.2	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,253 ±457	14.8% ±2.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,001 ±238	16.1% ±3.7	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Montgomery County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Montgomery County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	12,231 ±39	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.0% ±2.5	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.0% ±2.4	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.3% ±2.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.7% ±3.5	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,200 ±$11,202	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$830 ±$41	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1982 ±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	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	983 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,006 ±171	91.6% ±0.6	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	382 ±117	1.3% ±0.4	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	133 ±34	0.5% ±0.1	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 185	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	738 ±200	2.6% ±0.7	3.9% ±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	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	22,412 ±663	78.9% ±2.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,522 ±645	19.4% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 210	0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	347 ±139	1.2% ±0.5	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	108 ±46	0.4% ±0.2	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	120 to 358	0.4% to 1.3%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Montgomery County among the counties of Kentucky

37th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Montgomery County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marshall County	31,659	−0.1%
Boyle County	31,632	+2.9%
Meade County	30,699	+2.2%
Muhlenberg County	30,634	−0.9%
Knox County	29,532	−2.2%
Montgomery County	28,822	+2.5%
Logan County	28,669	+4.2%
Woodford County	27,883	+3.7%
Grayson County	27,406	+3.6%
Taylor County	26,763	+2.9%
Perry County	26,555	−6.4%

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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