Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 624,28972.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 81,4469.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 68,5407.9%Asian alone
  • 51,6856.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 33,8623.9%Two or more races
  • 4,5710.5%Some other race alone
  • 2900.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $519,341

Here:	$519,341
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $348,427

Here:	$348,427
State:	$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $314,031

Here:	$314,031
State:	$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $288,397

Here:	$288,397
State:	$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,984

Here:	$281,984
State:	$320,068

Mobile homes: $99,324

Here:	$99,324
State:	$92,414

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $99,261

Here:	$99,261
State:	$563,750

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Montgomery County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,574 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,234 (1.3%)

Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.

Cities in this county include: Norristown, Pottstown, King of Prussia, Willow Grove, Lansdale, West Norriton, Horsham, East Norriton, Ardmore, Montgomeryville.

2023 air pollution in Montgomery County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 12.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fayette County , Fulton County, Illinois , Harrison County, Missouri , Johnson County, Nebraska , Morrow County, Ohio , Piatt County, Illinois .

Current college students: 43,540
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 93,430 (64.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 27,0662010 or later
• 24,4952000 to 2009
• 19,5181990 to 1999
• 12,3731980 to 1989
• 8,6291970 to 1979
• 12,527Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 188,006
• One, attached: 67,657
• Two: 10,229
• 3 or 4: 14,912
• 5 to 9: 9,848
• 10 to 19: 10,697
• 20 to 49: 11,516
• 50 or more: 34,723
• Mobile homes: 2,118
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 537

Housing units in Montgomery County with a mortgage: 155,323 (21,111 second mortgage, 648 home equity loan, 17,930 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,177

Religion statistics for Montgomery County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Montgomery County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 2014 to February 20, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3367: February 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 3367, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,242 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($62 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	0.01%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

4.54% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($59,654 average AGI)
2.18% relocated from other states ($41,526 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	2.18%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Philadelphia County, PA	1.97% ($102,504 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA	0.89% ($76,528)
from Chester County, PA	0.56% ($90,748)
from Delaware County, PA	0.42% ($87,471)
from Berks County, PA	0.23% ($54,111)
from Lehigh County, PA	0.11% ($62,237)
from New York County, NY	0.10% ($171,330)

6.38% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($104,034 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($121 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	0.01%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

3.83% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($51,838 average AGI)
2.55% relocated to other states ($52,075 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	2.55%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Philadelphia County, PA	1.04% ($74,879 average AGI)
to Bucks County, PA	0.80% ($93,737)
to Chester County, PA	0.72% ($102,798)
to Delaware County, PA	0.37% ($109,774)
to Berks County, PA	0.36% ($61,792)
to Lehigh County, PA	0.10% ($78,511)
to New Castle County, DE	0.08% ($79,209)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 4.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Montgomery County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 165,132 (37,913 living alone), Female householders: 170,087 (53,117 living alone)

• 180,302 spouses (178,943 opposite-sex spouses), 20,408 unmarried partners, (19,468 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 248,363 children (232,695 natural, 5,899 adopted, 9,769 stepchildren), 11,360 grandchildren, 7,819 brothers or sisters, 12,723 parents, 231 foster children, 9,597 other relatives, 15,773 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 22,888

Size of family households: 96,918 2-persons, 52,833 3-persons, 45,947 4-persons, 19,131 5-persons, 5,647 6-persons, 3,704 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 91,030 1-person, 18,045 2-persons, 1,557 3-persons, 309 4-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

132,086 married couples with children.
34,175 single-parent households (10,205 men, 23,970 women).

85.6% of residents of Montgomery speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,488,310,000 ($5,799 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $431,459,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,965,080,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,040,925,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,355,000
Federal grants: $427,678,000
Federal procurement contracts: $717,288,000 ($246,217,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $321,985,000 ($138,591,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,532,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $343,252,000
Federal Government insurance: $480,519,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 65.17 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

• Year house built in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 4,3282020 or later
• 21,7562010 to 2019
• 32,7312000 to 2009
• 33,6561990 to 1999
• 40,4211980 to 1989
• 43,0731970 to 1979
• 42,1381960 to 1969
• 58,3921950 to 1959
• 17,7681940 to 1949
• 55,9801939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 4461 room
• 2172 rooms
• 4,2433 rooms
• 12,8144 rooms
• 23,5015 rooms
• 40,5036 rooms
• 37,7157 rooms
• 41,1978 rooms
• 78,0679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 7,2641 room
• 8,3882 rooms
• 21,1833 rooms
• 25,0964 rooms
• 12,0825 rooms
• 10,6726 rooms
• 7,5797 rooms
• 2,0808 rooms
• 2,1729+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 446no bedroom
• 4,1971 bedroom
• 28,9882 bedrooms
• 95,9033 bedrooms
• 85,5584 bedrooms
• 23,6115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 8,144no bedroom
• 33,2631 bedroom
• 34,0462 bedrooms
• 15,9153 bedrooms
• 4,0214 bedrooms
• 1,1275+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Montgomery County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5,390no vehicle
• 58,1361 vehicle
• 115,5702 vehicles
• 40,6793 vehicles
• 13,8204 vehicles
• 5,1085+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Montgomery County in renter-occupied apartments
• 10,754no vehicle
• 53,6841 vehicle
• 25,6302 vehicles
• 4,9183 vehicles
• 1,0634 vehicles
• 4675+ vehicles

89.4% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 590,126
• Other state: 168,439
• Northeast: 84,694
• Midwest: 24,455
• South: 43,036
• West: 16,254

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 6,404
• Number of aged recipients: 997
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,407
• Number of recipients under 18: 888
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,919
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,597
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,861
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,808

Montgomery County on our top lists:

• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"