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Montgomery, AL Metro Area


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2024 population: 387,885   ( 1,829 from 2020)
Land area: 2714.4 square miles
Population density: 142.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:176,179 45.42% 3.1%
Black:176,01945.38% 1.8%
Indian:1,0830.28% 3.8%
Asian:10,4752.70% 14.1%
2+ races:6,1511.59% 13.6%
Hispanic:17,9784.63% 14.5%
Total non-White:211,70654.58% 3.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:20,192 13.1
Deaths:18,74312.1
Net Migration: -3,621-2.3
Net Immigration: 4,0152.6
Change in White population:-5,608 -1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:7,437 1.9




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
386,056
181,78747.09%
172,92144.79%
1,0430.27%
9,1842.38%
5,4161.40%
15,7054.07%
204,26952.91%

2010
374,536
192,54351.41%
158,62042.35%
1,0310.28%
5,9431.59%
4,2491.13%
11,8403.16%
181,99348.59%

2000
346,528
196,52156.71%
138,92040.09%
1,0030.29%
2,7210.79%
2,9240.84%
4,1651.20%
150,00743.29%

1990
305,175
186,33761.06%
114,05837.37%
7140.23%
1,8820.62%
n/a
2,1840.72%
118,83838.94%

1980
285,940
178,21162.32%
103,37936.15%
2640.09%
9090.32%
n/a
3,0031.05%
107,72937.68%

1970
238,682
150,49263.05%
86,72136.33%
1410.06%
2060.09%
n/a
1,0260.43%
88,190 36.95%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
44,789 12.0
32,7228.7
-17,599-4.7
4,2331.1
-10,756 -2.9
22,276 5.9
2000's
NumberRate
48,013 13.9
29,5628.5
2,0110.6
1,3690.4
-3,978 -1.1
31,986 9.2
1990's
NumberRate
52,039 17.1
29,9199.8
8,1032.7
9220.3
10,184 3.3
31,169 10.2
1980's
NumberRate
49,814 17.4
25,710 9.0
-2,454 -0.9
n/a
8,126 2.8
11,109 3.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
21,360 8.9
n/a
27,719 11.6
19,539 8.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery, AL Metro 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):

2024
NumberPercent
38.1
90,157 23.2%
297,728 76.8%
63,275 16.3%
151,438
2.46
96,844 63.9%
61,631 63.6%
16,155 16.7%
54,594 36.1%

2010
NumberPercent
72.0
-190,098 -50.8%
564,634 150.8%
90,116 24.1%
285,710
2.52
194,028 67.9%
127,684 65.8%
29,130 15.0%
91,682 32.1%

2000
NumberPercent
34.4
90,942 26.2%
255,586 73.8%
39,681 11.5%
129,600
2.54
90,588 69.9%
64,665 71.4%
13,072 14.4%
39,012 30.1%

1990
NumberPercent
31.8
85,159 27.9%
220,016 72.1%
34,913 11.4%
109,500
2.69
79,790 72.9%
59,063 74.0%
9,978 12.5%
29,710 27.1%

1980
NumberPercent
28.5
89,107 31.2%
196,833 68.8%
29,137 10.2%
96,428
2.89
73,613 76.3%
57,690 78.4%
8,187 11.1%
22,815 23.7%

2024 Housing Data for Montgomery, AL Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units173,330 
Median Value$185,803 
Occupied151,43887.4%
Vacant21,89212.6%
Owned99,05465.4%
Rented52,38434.6%
Median Rent$1,101 
Single-Family Units128,01673.9%
    Detached124,13771.6%
    Attached3,8792.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units22,46513.0%
Mobile Homes15,6409.0%

2024 Income & Employment Data for Montgomery, AL Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,6316.4%
$10,000 to $14,9996,9024.6%
$15,000 to $19,9996,1004.0%
$20,000 to $24,9996,8894.5%
$25,000 to $29,9996,3344.2%
$30,000 to $34,9996,2844.1%
$35,000 to $39,9995,3223.5%
$40,000 to $44,9996,7184.4%
$45,000 to $49,9995,8373.9%
$50,000 to $59,99911,3797.5%
$60,000 to $74,99914,6809.7%
$75,000 to $99,99920,28413.4%
$100,000 to $124,99913,5508.9%
$125,000 to $149,9999,7716.5%
$150,000 to $199,99910,8667.2%
$200,000 or more10,8917.2%
Median Household Income64,827 
Per Capita Income35,808 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,2256.1%
Public Assistance1,8911.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,83717.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed150,82764.3%
Unemployed8,4643.6%
In Armed Forces3,7491.6%
Total Labor Force163,04069.5%
Not in Labor Force71,42130.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector55,54149,76952.7%
Non-Profit3,9329,42329.4%
Self-Employed7,8014,75762.1%
Local Government4,8727,01141.0%
State Government5,9529,53738.4%
Federal Government4,2624,45748.9%
Total Private + Self63,34254,52653.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.19,01830,42838.5%
Total82,36084,95449.2%
Pct. Govt.21.6%  
Pct. Private + Self70.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts25,45915.2%
Sales and Office Occupations36,18321.6%
Professional, Technical37,73522.5%
Service Occupations26,72816.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3990.2%
All others41,37824.7%
White Collar 59.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance22,30913.3%
Manufacturing21,79313.0%
Retail trade18,52211.1%
Public administration17,90810.7%
Educational services13,5638.1%
Accommodation and food services10,7046.4%
Professional, scientific, technical9,8005.9%
Construction9,4375.6%
Transportation and warehousing8,3765.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7,9944.8%
Other services6,7624.0%
Finance and insurance6,4793.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,5422.1%
Wholesale trade3,3692.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,2481.3%
Information1,9131.1%
Utilities1,4070.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,1090.7%
Management1360.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1120.1%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Montgomery, AL Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican10,1552.63%
Puerto Rican1,2900.33%
Cuban4860.13%
Dominican3100.08%
Total Central American2,6210.68%
Costa Rican1630.04%
Guatemalan1,6850.44%
Honduran3720.10%
Nicaraguan260.01%
Panamanian2680.07%
Salvadoran1070.03%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5150.13%
Argentinean430.01%
Bolivian110.00%
Chilean170.00%
Colombian2170.06%
Ecuadorian460.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian850.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan960.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,1960.31%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean3,9731.03%
Indian1,5960.41%
Chinese8330.22%
Filipino5400.14%
Vietnamese4860.13%
Japanese2800.07%
Taiwanese1350.03%
Laotian1260.03%
Thai600.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English341,80994.5%
Spanish9,9682.8%
Korean3,2370.9%
Other Indo-European1,7100.5%
Other1,4530.4%
Chinese8210.2%
Other Asian6890.2%
German, other Germanic5760.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4260.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American71,09518.4%
English35,4699.2%
Irish22,8215.9%
German19,7555.1%
Scottish5,7711.5%
Italian4,6191.2%
Scotch-Irish3,8901.0%
European3,3640.9%
African3,3200.9%
French3,3070.9%
Polish2,0180.5%
British1,1420.3%
Dutch1,0280.3%
Welsh9730.3%
Swedish9600.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen375,85797.4%
Not a citizen10,1672.6%
Native369,94395.8%
Foreign-born16,0814.2%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Montgomery, AL Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
7,489 2.9%19,935 7.6%77,422 29.6%75,610 28.9%46,875 17.9%33,876 13.0%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 7,489 2.9%
9-12 Years 19,935 7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 77,422 29.6%
Some College 75,610 28.9%
Bach. Degree 46,875 17.9%
Grad Degree 33,876 13.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Montgomery, AL Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 290,864 271,646 19,218 6.6%
1991 288,278 269,392 18,886 6.6%
1992 296,914 277,178 19,736 6.6%
1993 302,468 283,816 18,652 6.2%
1994 308,158 291,868 16,290 5.3%
1995 314,102 296,688 17,414 5.5%
1996 319,744 305,704 14,040 4.4%
1997 327,342 312,988 14,354 4.4%
1998 330,926 318,940 11,986 3.6%
1999 336,080 322,978 13,102 3.9%
2000 329,116 315,132 13,984 4.2%
2001 328,690 313,734 14,956 4.6%
2002 326,338 309,112 17,226 5.3%
2003 330,776 312,078 18,698 5.7%
2004 332,720 314,514 18,206 5.5%
2005 336,108 321,454 14,654 4.4%
2006 340,530 327,062 13,468 4.0%
2007 342,962 329,248 13,714 4.0%
2008 343,904 323,360 20,544 6.0%
2009 341,424 308,826 32,598 9.5%
2010 351,382 317,152 34,230 9.7%
2011 351,574 318,512 33,062 9.4%
2012 347,896 319,942 27,954 8.0%
2013 345,910 321,162 24,748 7.2%
2014 342,642 320,152 22,490 6.6%
2015 341,628 321,522 20,106 5.9%
2016 342,568 323,712 18,856 5.5%
2017 344,222 329,256 14,966 4.3%
2018 345,198 331,830 13,368 3.9%
2019 346,186 335,788 10,398 3.0%
2020 346,444 322,654 23,790 6.9%
2021 350,668 336,530 14,138 4.0%
2022 351,424 341,572 9,852 2.8%
2023 354,356 345,130 9,226 2.6%
2024 357,402 346,326 11,076 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com