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Montgomery County, KY


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Mount Sterling, KY
Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 28,771   ( 671 from 2020)
Land area: 197.3 square miles
Population density: 145.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:26,414 91.81% 1.5%
Black:6742.34% 1.0%
Indian:640.22% 18.5%
Asian:1440.50% 26.3%
2+ races:4111.43% 22.0%
Hispanic:1,0643.70% 17.2%
Total non-White:2,3578.19% 13.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,376 12.2
Deaths:1,60914.3
Net Migration: 8717.7
Net Immigration: 140.1
Change in White population:394 1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:277 1.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
28,100
26,02092.60%
6672.37%
540.19%
1140.41%
3371.20%
9083.23%
2,0807.40%

2010
26,499
24,71593.27%
7122.69%
400.15%
890.34%
2390.90%
6602.49%
1,7846.73%

2000
22,554
21,27694.33%
7793.45%
320.14%
260.12%
1680.74%
2591.15%
1,2785.67%

1990
19,561
18,61795.17%
8464.32%
310.16%
00.00%
n/a
670.34%
9444.83%

1980
20,046
18,91194.34%
1,0455.21%
170.08%
40.02%
n/a
690.34%
1,1355.66%

1970
15,364
14,20692.46%
1,1337.37%
90.06%
40.03%
n/a
130.08%
1,158 7.54%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
3,478 13.1
2,6089.8
8503.2
-54-0.2
1,305 4.9
296 1.1
2000's
NumberRate
3,281 14.5
2,1129.4
2,2089.8
280.1
3,439 15.2
506 2.2
1990's
NumberRate
2,903 14.8
2,08310.6
1,5287.8
420.2
2,659 13.6
334 1.7
1980's
NumberRate
2,697 13.5
1,718 8.6
-1,428 -7.1
n/a
-294 -1.5
-191 -1.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,037 19.8
n/a
4,705 30.6
-23 -0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery County, KY
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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
NumberPercent
40.5
6,541 22.7%
22,230 77.3%
4,731 16.4%
10,705
2.60
7,490 70.0%
5,254 70.1%
827 11.0%
3,215 30.0%

2010
NumberPercent
38.0
6,500 24.5%
19,999 75.5%
3,393 12.8%
10,435
2.51
7,264 69.6%
5,411 74.5%
724 10.0%
3,171 30.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.2
5,588 24.8%
16,966 75.2%
2,876 12.8%
8,878
2.50
6,425 72.4%
5,127 79.8%
672 10.5%
2,453 27.6%

1990
NumberPercent
34.1
5,192 26.5%
14,369 73.5%
2,535 13.0%
7,309
2.64
5,668 77.5%
4,727 83.4%
448 7.9%
1,641 22.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
6,334 31.6%
13,712 68.4%
2,114 10.5%
6,863
2.90
5,616 81.8%
4,826 85.9%
385 6.9%
1,247 18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Montgomery County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,122 
Median Value$142,300 
Occupied10,70588.3%
Vacant1,41711.7%
Owned7,07466.1%
Rented3,63133.9%
Median Rent$775 
Single-Family Units8,32168.6%
    Detached7,71663.7%
    Attached6055.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units5944.9%
Mobile Homes2,02216.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montgomery County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007336.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996926.5%
$15,000 to $19,9995605.2%
$20,000 to $24,9995915.5%
$25,000 to $29,9992342.2%
$30,000 to $34,9995915.5%
$35,000 to $39,9994434.1%
$40,000 to $44,9995795.4%
$45,000 to $49,9996095.7%
$50,000 to $59,9997196.7%
$60,000 to $74,9991,17811.0%
$75,000 to $99,9991,52814.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,07410.0%
$125,000 to $149,9996486.1%
$150,000 to $199,9993623.4%
$200,000 or more1641.5%
Median Household Income53,436 
Per Capita Income26,423 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8237.7%
Public Assistance1511.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,07819.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,65562.0%
Unemployed7134.1%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force11,36866.1%
Not in Labor Force5,82633.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,1493,78057.7%
Non-Profit23040536.2%
Self-Employed31520460.7%
Local Government37744845.7%
State Government16533133.3%
Federal Government947655.3%
Total Private + Self5,4643,98457.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8661,26040.7%
Total6,3305,24454.7%
Pct. Govt.12.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,1329.7%
Sales and Office Occupations2,73423.5%
Professional, Technical1,81315.6%
Service Occupations1,61313.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing140.1%
All others4,34037.3%
White Collar 48.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,63722.7%
Retail trade2,15918.6%
Health care and social assistance1,38911.9%
Educational services9598.2%
Construction8187.0%
Accommodation and food services7326.3%
Finance and insurance4513.9%
Public administration4003.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3873.3%
Other services3673.2%
Transportation and warehousing3623.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2261.9%
Wholesale trade2051.8%
Utilities1681.4%
Information1401.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting960.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation550.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing530.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction280.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Montgomery County, KY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6402.27%
Puerto Rican60.02%
Cuban230.08%
Dominican270.10%
Total Central American1000.35%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan250.09%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian330.12%
Salvadoran420.15%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American350.12%
Argentinean220.08%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian130.05%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic70.02%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese230.08%
Filipino30.01%
Indian30.01%
Taiwanese20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,52996.1%
Spanish7893.0%
Other Indo-European870.3%
German, other Germanic770.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun370.1%
Vietnamese230.1%
Korean90.0%
Other40.0%
Chinese20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American9,51333.7%
English3,31711.8%
Irish2,4248.6%
German1,5675.6%
Scottish3741.3%
French3641.3%
Italian3031.1%
European2560.9%
Welsh1910.7%
Scandinavian1670.6%
British1500.5%
Scotch-Irish1480.5%
Polish900.3%
Dutch890.3%
Norwegian840.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen28,02399.4%
Not a citizen1650.6%
Native27,84398.8%
Foreign-born3451.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montgomery County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,242 6.5%1,597 8.3%7,975 41.5%4,912 25.6%2,061 10.7%1,430 7.4%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,242 6.5%
9-12 Years 1,597 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,975 41.5%
Some College 4,912 25.6%
Bach. Degree 2,061 10.7%
Grad Degree 1,430 7.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Montgomery County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,350 9,217 1,133 10.9% 6.0%
1991 10,052 8,624 1,428 14.2% 7.3%
1992 9,686 8,809 877 9.1% 6.9%
1993 9,698 8,682 1,016 10.5% 6.2%
1994 10,256 9,392 864 8.4% 5.4%
1995 10,543 9,830 713 6.8% 5.4%
1996 11,211 10,626 585 5.2% 5.4%
1997 11,833 11,277 556 4.7% 5.2%
1998 12,418 11,911 507 4.1% 4.5%
1999 12,734 12,086 648 5.1% 4.5%
2000 11,218 10,734 484 4.3% 4.1%
2001 11,452 10,741 711 6.2% 5.2%
2002 11,416 10,665 751 6.6% 5.8%
2003 11,713 10,947 766 6.5% 6.2%
2004 11,578 10,815 763 6.6% 5.5%
2005 11,664 10,861 803 6.9% 5.9%
2006 12,121 11,395 726 6.0% 5.7%
2007 12,261 11,553 708 5.8% 5.4%
2008 12,277 11,364 913 7.4% 6.5%
2009 12,504 10,888 1,616 12.9% 10.8%
2010 12,141 10,647 1,494 12.3% 10.3%
2011 12,108 10,757 1,351 11.2% 9.4%
2012 12,332 11,237 1,095 8.9% 8.2%
2013 12,140 11,121 1,019 8.4% 7.9%
2014 11,760 10,885 875 7.4% 6.4%
2015 11,705 10,943 762 6.5% 5.2%
2016 11,854 11,101 753 6.4% 5.0%
2017 11,710 10,954 756 6.5% 4.8%
2018 11,646 10,973 673 5.8% 4.2%
2019 11,644 11,045 599 5.1% 4.1%
2020 11,355 10,450 905 8.0% 6.6%
2021 11,545 10,969 576 5.0% 4.4%
2022 12,003 11,466 537 4.5% 3.9%
2023 11,560 11,007 553 4.8% 4.2%
2024 12,354 11,660 694 5.6% 5.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com