Montgomery County, Georgia

Montgomery County has a population of 8,640 and has grown 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $115,500, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $51,941.

Home price
$115,500
Income
$51,941
Population
8,640
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$115,500county
Median gross rent$760county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198040.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$51,941county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate20.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.9%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government21.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.2%county
Economic output per resident$24,809county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.04%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service75 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths34.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.7%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment902county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,640county
Land area in square miles241county
People per square mile of land35.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents279county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in240county
Households that moved away214county
Average income of arriving households$42,871county
Average income of departing households$41,103county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use997 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity91.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.9%county
Homes heated by propane3.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband83.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk14.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.3county
Landslide risk3.6county
Hail risk13.5county
Earthquake risk39.1county
Tornado risk32.0county
Tropical cyclone risk70.5county
Extreme heat risk42.9county
Winter weather risk3.0county
Strong wind risk13.5county
Wildfire risk37.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Montgomery County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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