Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Population 2019

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's estimated population is 826,075 with a growth rate of 0.66% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is the 3rd largest county in Pennsylvania.

Year Population Growth Growth Rate
2017826,0755,4190.66%
2016820,6562,7870.34%
2015817,8691,9220.24%
2014815,9473,1090.38%
2013812,8383,9260.49%
2012808,9123,7260.46%
2011805,1864,2050.52%
2010800,981122,87018.12%
1990678,11134,4905.36%
1980643,62119,8223.18%
1970623,799107,11720.73%
1960516,682163,61446.34%
1950353,06863,82122.06%
1940289,24723,4438.82%
1930265,80466,49433.36%
1920199,31029,72017.52%
1910169,59030,59522.01%
1900138,99515,70512.74%
1890123,29026,79627.77%
188096,49414,88218.24%
187081,61211,11215.76%
186070,50012,20920.94%
185058,29111,05023.39%
184047,2417,83519.88%
183039,4063,61310.09%
182035,7936,09020.50%
181029,7035,55322.99%
180024,1501,2215.33%
179022,9290.00%

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race Population
White653,904
Black or African American73,771
Asian60,112
Two or More Races19,553
Some Other Race10,302
American Indian and Alaska Native838
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander197

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table B03002

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Population Pyramid 2019

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S0101

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Median Age

41.2


Total

39.5


Male

42.8


Female

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Adults

There are 639,578 adults, (136,321 of whom are seniors) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Age Dependency

62.7

Age Dependency Ratio

27.1

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.6

Child Dependency Ratio

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Sex Ratio

Female

420,687

51.39%

Male

397,990

48.61%

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Households and Families

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1101

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Household Types

Type Owner Renter
Married86.7%13.3%
All72.2%27.8%
Male62.6%37.4%
Female57.7%42.3%
Non Family52.1%47.9%

72.2%

Rate of Home Ownership

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Households by Type

Type Count Average Size Owned
All312,8052.5572.2
Married173,3223.1986.7
Non Family98,2881.2152.1
Female29,6773.0657.7
Male11,5183.0462.6

3.1

Average Family Size

2.55

Average Household Size

4.8%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.3%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Households

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Education

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Education Attained Count Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade11,3271.98%
9th to 12th Grade22,2223.88%
High School Graduate138,09524.09%
Some College85,68414.95%
Associates Degree39,2876.85%
Bachelors Degree154,68126.99%
Graduate Degree121,83221.26%

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Educational Attainment by Race

Name Total High School Bachelors
White455,685435,265224,031
Black48,07243,50115,224
Asian41,22438,43428,226
Hispanic21,56516,1476,272
Multiple Races6,9806,6603,020
Other Race5,7183,673952
Native American61349982
Islander14513152

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 95.52%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 68.47%.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Earnings by Educational Attainment

Name Average Male Female
Overall$51,436$60,978$42,337
Less Than High School$23,644$27,581$17,051
High School Grad$34,414$41,776$26,838
Some College$41,483$50,180$35,324
Bachelors Degree$61,649$74,501$50,308
Graduate Degree$83,683$103,805$67,321

$51,436

Average Earnings

$60,978

Average Male

$42,337

Average Female

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Language

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Language by Age

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Language

86.46% of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania residents speak only English, while 13.54% speak other languages. The largest non-English language is OtherIndoEuro, which is spoken by 4.90% of the population.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Poverty

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Poverty by Race

Name Total In Poverty Poverty Rate
White613,49629,5074.81%
Black68,2798,76812.84%
Hispanic38,4156,71517.48%
Asian59,4274,2997.23%
Other9,7722,09921.48%
Multiple19,1831,8909.85%
Native76212616.54%

6.39%

Overall Poverty Rate

5.73%

Male Poverty Rate

7.01%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

The race most likely to be in poverty in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is Other, with 21.48% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is White, with 4.81% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.03%. Among those working part-time, it was 8.72%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 12.38%.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Poverty Rate by Education

Name Poverty
Less Than High School16.19%
High School8.37%
Some College5.84%
Bachelors or Greater2.69%

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Name Poverty
Female Unemployed21.47%
Male Unemployed17.83%
Female Employed3.86%
Male Employed2.31%

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Income

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Income by Household Type

Name Median Mean
Households$84,791$116,196
Families$104,755$138,520
Married Families$118,451$154,151
Non Families$45,697$64,002

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Marital Status

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Marital Status

Marriage Rates

54.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

56.7%

Male Marriage Rate

51.9%

Female Marriage Rate

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Married by Age and Sex

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55To64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35To44.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Marital Status by Race


Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1201

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Veterans

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Veterans by War

42,195

Number of Veterans

39,517

Male Veterans

2,678

Female Veterans

Name Veterans
Vietnam14,411
First Gulf War5,998
Korea5,329
Second Gulf War4,641
World War II3,788

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Age

Name Veterans
75+14,092
65 to 7411,550
35 to 548,111
55 to 645,981
18 to 342,461

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Race

Name Veterans % of Total
White36,6077.03%
Black4,3617.83%
Hispanic9523.69%
Asian6501.41%
2 or More3403.72%
Other1572.28%
Indian7110.46%
Hawaiian95.45%

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Education

4.61%

Veteran Poverty Rate

27.78%

Veteran Disability Rate

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Employment Status

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Employment by Age

68.2%

Labor Force Participation

64.6%

Employment Rate

5.2%

Unemployment Rate

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Employment by Race

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Employment by Education

Population of Cities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

City 2010 Census 2016 Estimated Growth Growth Rate
Norristown3432434370460.13%
Pottstown22375226612861.28%
Lansdale16269165212521.55%
Conshohocken783379821491.90%
Hatboro73607434741.01%
Souderton661868832654.00%
Ambler64176500831.29%
Collegeville508952541653.24%
Telford 48664847-19-0.39%
Royersford47524762100.21%
Bridgeport4554456170.15%
Jenkintown4422442200.00%
Narberth42824330481.12%
Pennsburg38433867240.62%
Trappe35093553441.25%
Hatfield32903318280.85%
North Wales32293242130.40%
East Greenville29512979280.95%
Rockledge25432536-7-0.28%
Red Hill23832378-5-0.21%
Schwenksville13851397120.87%
West Conshohocken13201390705.30%
Bryn Athyn13661390241.76%
Green Lane505498-7-1.39%
Data Sources
  1. US Census City/Town Population estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 - 1990