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Montgomery County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Montgomery County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Montgomery County, IL is a small rural county of 28,078 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 52.3% and an unemployment rate of 5.8%, reflecting a constrained and older workforce (median age 42.8) where only 18.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker earnings are modest at $39,412 median, but housing costs are low—median home value of $102,200 and median gross rent of $715/month support a 77.4% homeownership rate. The county has shed 3.2% of its population over five years, and a per capita GDP of $42,219 against a per capita income of $32,463 suggests limited local economic retention.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

28,078

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,620

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Montgomery County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,911 (92.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone926 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races462 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race342 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone156 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone110 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish361
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic88
  3. 3.Other Indo-European70
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic53
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)22

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,219

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$32,463

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,803
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,314
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,003
  4. 4.Construction (Group)946
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)807

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,540
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,457
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,198
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,823
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,473

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.96×)718
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.29×)692
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.28×)334
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.22×)959
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)749

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$102,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$715/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999816 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999749 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999648 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999623 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999609 (7.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999605 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,412

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,208 (81.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,021 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled639 (5.6%)
  • Walked315 (2.8%)
  • Other98 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle57 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.