2024 population: 630,527 ( 6,450 from 2020)
Land area: 11313.9 square miles
Population density: 55.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	299,134	47.44%	3.0%
Black:	282,688	44.83%	1.2%
Indian:	2,126	0.34%	4.8%
Asian:	12,684	2.01%	14.2%
2+ races:	9,644	1.53%	13.0%
Hispanic:	24,251	3.85%	17.0%

Total non-White:	331,393	52.56%	0.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	31,398	12.3
Deaths:	35,332	13.9
Net Migration:	-7,725	-3.0
Net Immigration:	5,212	2.0

Change in White population:	-9,273	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,823	0.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
636,977
308,407	48.42%
286,178	44.93%
2,029	0.32%
11,106	1.74%
8,535	1.34%
20,722	3.25%
328,570	51.58%

2010
641,143
327,557	51.09%
280,717	43.78%
1,834	0.29%
7,667	1.20%
6,619	1.03%
16,346	2.55%
313,586	48.91%

2000
620,070
339,718	54.79%
263,878	42.56%
1,745	0.28%
3,355	0.54%
4,496	0.73%
6,497	1.05%
280,352	45.21%

1990
577,112
333,295	57.75%
237,369	41.13%
1,118	0.19%
2,431	0.42%
n/a
2,899	0.50%
243,817	42.25%

1980
571,526
333,249	58.31%
230,042	40.25%
354	0.06%
1,396	0.24%
n/a
6,221	1.09%
238,277	41.69%

1970
514,305
299,820	58.30%
212,152	41.25%
225	0.04%
347	0.07%
n/a
1,515	0.29%
214,485	41.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
72,296	11.3
62,891	9.8
-35,682	-5.6
5,550	0.9

-19,150	-3.0
14,984	2.3

Number	Rate
2000's
81,140	13.1
60,235	9.7
-13,621	-2.2
2,715	0.4

-12,161	-2.0
33,234	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
93,219	16.2
63,185	10.9
-1,103	-0.2
1,440	0.2

6,423	1.1
36,535	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
95,173	16.7
57,014	10.0
-27,929	-4.9
n/a

46	0.0
5,540	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,255	0.8
n/a

33,429	6.5
23,792	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.1
143,571	11.3%
1,123,933	88.7%
112,930	8.9%

246,178
2.53

155,717	63.3%
100,410	64.5%
22,683	14.6%
90,461	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
154,346	24.1%
486,797	75.9%
86,710	13.5%

248,998
2.48

167,133	67.1%
107,661	64.4%
25,661	15.4%
81,865	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
162,363	26.2%
457,707	73.8%
81,099	13.1%

236,449
2.51

164,380	69.5%
113,982	69.3%
24,899	15.1%
72,069	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
162,436	28.1%
414,676	71.9%
77,425	13.4%

208,035
2.68

151,346	72.8%
109,902	72.6%
19,823	13.1%
56,689	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
178,890	31.3%
392,636	68.7%
70,155	12.3%

191,821
2.90

146,129	76.2%
113,523	77.7%
15,947	10.9%
45,692	23.8%

2022 Housing Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17,954	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,474	6.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	14,443	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	12,824	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	11,847	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,347	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	11,165	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,203	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,911	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	18,366	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	23,271	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	29,606	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,160	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,423	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,527	5.5%
$200,000 or more	11,657	4.7%

Median Household Income	54,686
Per Capita Income	30,434

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19,275	7.8%
Public Assistance	4,243	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	45,071	18.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	243,436	61.7%
Unemployed	16,997	4.3%
In Armed Forces	3,675	0.9%

Total Labor Force	264,108	66.9%
Not in Labor Force	130,592	33.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	92,488	81,064	53.3%
Non-Profit	5,789	13,014	30.8%
Self-Employed	13,399	8,308	61.7%

Local Government	7,416	12,070	38.1%
State Government	8,047	14,912	35.0%
Federal Government	5,162	5,290	49.4%

Total Private + Self	105,887	89,372	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26,414	45,286	36.8%
Total	132,301	134,658	49.6%

Pct. Govt.	19.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,141	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	58,939	22.1%
Professional, Technical	55,975	21.0%
Service Occupations	43,522	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,538	0.6%
All others	74,606	27.9%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	39,662	14.8%
Health care and social assistance	35,211	13.2%
Retail trade	29,409	11.0%
Educational services	24,043	9.0%
Public administration	23,747	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	17,726	6.6%
Construction	15,459	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	12,560	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,308	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,238	4.6%
Other services	11,364	4.3%
Finance and insurance	9,098	3.4%
Wholesale trade	5,769	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,931	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,649	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,400	1.3%
Information	2,887	1.1%
Utilities	2,771	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	821	0.3%
Management	130	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,552	1.79%
Puerto Rican	2,099	0.33%
Cuban	492	0.08%
Dominican	124	0.02%

Total Central American	3,161	0.49%
Costa Rican	164	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,950	0.30%
Honduran	690	0.11%
Nicaraguan	109	0.02%
Panamanian	143	0.02%
Salvadoran	105	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	391	0.06%
Argentinean	67	0.01%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	28	0.00%
Colombian	52	0.01%
Ecuadorian	88	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	47	0.01%
Uruguayan	19	0.00%
Venezuelan	81	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,335	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3,761	0.58%
Indian	2,261	0.35%
Chinese	1,206	0.19%
Filipino	928	0.14%
Vietnamese	777	0.12%
Japanese	364	0.06%
Bangladeshi	212	0.03%
Laotian	146	0.02%
Taiwanese	126	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	581,478	95.9%
Spanish	12,542	2.1%
Korean	3,299	0.5%
Other Indo-European	2,281	0.4%
Chinese	1,313	0.2%
Other Asian	1,065	0.2%
Other	982	0.2%
German, other Germanic	797	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	627	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	118,608	18.4%
English	47,719	7.4%
Irish	35,975	5.6%
German	27,684	4.3%
Scottish	7,574	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	6,833	1.1%
European	6,669	1.0%
Italian	5,858	0.9%
African	5,037	0.8%
French	4,948	0.8%
British	2,329	0.4%
Polish	2,328	0.4%
Dutch	2,091	0.3%
Welsh	1,841	0.3%
Swedish	1,392	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	632,980	98.1%
Not a citizen	12,017	1.9%

Native	625,885	97.0%
Foreign-born	19,112	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,457	3.8%	41,701	9.6%	141,316	32.4%	126,696	29.1%	65,391	15.0%	44,222	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,457	3.8%
9-12 Years	41,701	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	141,316	32.4%
Some College	126,696	29.1%
Bach. Degree	65,391	15.0%
Grad Degree	44,222	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	266,287	245,824	20,463	7.7%
1991	264,401	243,007	21,394	8.1%
1992	270,336	248,060	22,276	8.2%
1993	273,735	251,834	21,901	8.0%
1994	278,856	259,897	18,959	6.8%
1995	283,264	263,623	19,641	6.9%
1996	285,453	267,232	18,221	6.4%
1997	288,586	271,199	17,387	6.0%
1998	289,295	273,755	15,540	5.4%
1999	290,874	274,119	16,755	5.8%

2000	284,594	269,714	14,880	5.2%
2001	281,904	266,113	15,791	5.6%
2002	279,761	261,845	17,916	6.4%
2003	282,108	263,447	18,661	6.6%
2004	282,003	264,245	17,758	6.3%
2005	282,706	268,710	13,996	5.0%
2006	286,072	273,003	13,069	4.6%
2007	286,272	272,707	13,565	4.7%
2008	286,282	266,853	19,429	6.8%
2009	285,287	253,813	31,474	11.0%

2010	293,802	261,176	32,626	11.1%
2011	291,562	261,022	30,540	10.5%
2012	287,685	261,893	25,792	9.0%
2013	285,654	262,424	23,230	8.1%
2014	283,765	262,732	21,033	7.4%
2015	281,659	263,137	18,522	6.6%
2016	281,484	264,111	17,373	6.2%
2017	282,464	268,647	13,817	4.9%
2018	282,080	269,949	12,131	4.3%
2019	283,598	274,179	9,419	3.3%

2020	283,169	263,236	19,933	7.0%
2021	283,973	271,962	12,011	4.2%
2022	283,199	274,620	8,579	3.0%
2023	284,399	276,257	8,142	2.9%
2024	283,217	273,489	9,728	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	303,786
Median Value	$141,520

Occupied	246,178	81.0%
Vacant	57,608	19.0%

Owned	164,429	66.8%
Rented	81,749	33.2%
Median Rent	$889

Single-Family Units	211,981	69.8%
Detached	207,384	68.3%
Attached	4,597	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28,549	9.4%
Mobile Homes	45,729	15.1%

Montgomery, AL Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Montgomery, AL Market Area