Montgomery County, Mississippi

Montgomery County has a population of 9,602 and has shrunk 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $126,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $41,748.

Home price
$126,800
Income
$41,748
Population
9,602
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$126,800county
Median gross rent$734county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,061county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$41,748county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate25.2%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 home4.6%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$28,391county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.00%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport47323county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.8%county
Traffic deaths20.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher19.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.8%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1069county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible99.4%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity40.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.8%county

Place

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

Population9,602county
Land area in square miles407county
People per square mile of land23.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person35.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages0.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents458county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in224county
Households that moved away205county
Average income of arriving households$41,728county
Average income of departing households$40,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year102county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings87.3%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F92 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days211 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,093 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.9%county
Homes heated by propane24.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband74.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.9county
Landslide risk52.5county
Hail risk45.4county
Earthquake risk57.4county
Tornado risk44.8county
Tropical cyclone risk53.7county
Extreme heat risk45.3county
Winter weather risk3.4county
Strong wind risk34.5county
Wildfire risk27.8county

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 Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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