Montgomery, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Back to: Montgomery, Alabama main profile, Alabama, Alabama smaller cities, Alabama small towns, Alabama forum, All US cities. Total population: 201,609 (Urban population: 196,513, Rural population: 5,096 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 86,801 (78,436 occupied: 48,519 owner occupied, 29,917 renter occupied) % of renters here:   38% State:   28% Housing density: 559 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Montgomery, Alabama on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Move to Montgomery County?  (1 reply) Need Help with Apartments in Montgomery!  (4 replies) Canadian thinking about Montgomery AL  (12 replies) East Central Alabama between Columbus, GA and Montgomery, AL  (16 replies) Moving from Montgomery to B'ham  (7 replies) Natural springs somewhere aroung Montgomery  (25 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $100,700 (lower quartile is $67,000, upper quartile is $163,900) Median contract rent in 2005: $463 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $610) Housing units in Montgomery with a mortgage: 33,334 (3,382 second mortgage, 3,269 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11,516 Median year house/condo built: 1975 Median year apartment built: 1973 Household type by relationship Households: 191,725 In family households: 160,222 (32,147 male householders, 19,093 female householders) 34,229 spouses, 60,026 children (55,165 natural, 1,368 adopted, 3,493 stepchildren), 5,573 grandchildren, 2,084 brothers or sisters, 1,331 parents, 2,697 other relatives, 3,042 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 31,503 (11,057 male householders (9,105 living alone)), 16,139 female householders (14,548 living alone)), 4,307 nonrelatives In group quarters: 9,884 (5,422 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 21,303 2-persons, 13,099 3-persons, 9,984 4-persons, 4,438 5-persons, 1,640 6-persons, 776 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 23,653 1-person, 3,090 2-persons, 282 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 21 6-persons. 26,388 married couples with children. 18,793 single-parent households (2,101 men, 16,692 women). 95.8% of residents of Montgomery speak English at home. 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 4,316 (2.1%) (49.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Montgomery, AL: Less than $10,000: 166 $10,000 to $14,999: 279 $15,000 to $19,999: 269 $20,000 to $24,999: 311 $25,000 to $29,999: 539 $30,000 to $34,999: 740 $35,000 to $39,999: 1320 $40,000 to $49,999: 3113 $50,000 to $59,999: 4260 $60,000 to $69,999: 3725 $70,000 to $79,999: 4713 $80,000 to $89,999: 4416 $90,000 to $99,999: 4031 $100,000 to $124,999: 5324 $125,000 to $149,999: 3395 $150,000 to $174,999: 2355 $175,000 to $199,999: 1527 $200,000 to $249,999: 1679 $250,000 to $299,999: 1004 $300,000 to $399,999: 863 $400,000 to $499,999: 393 $500,000 to $749,999: 276 $750,000 to $999,999: 64 $1,000,000 or more: 88

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Montgomery: Less than $100: 1494 $100 to $149: 1032 $150 to $199: 1415 $200 to $249: 1413 $250 to $299: 1610 $300 to $349: 2131 $350 to $399: 3704 $400 to $449: 3542 $450 to $499: 3369 $500 to $549: 2357 $550 to $599: 2203 $600 to $649: 898 $650 to $699: 698 $700 to $749: 312 $750 to $799: 350 $800 to $899: 452 $900 to $999: 270 $1,000 to $1,249: 325 $1,250 to $1,499: 199 $1,500 to $1,999: 100 $2,000 or more: 7 No cash rent: 1989

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,516 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 2270 5 to 9 minutes: 9246 10 to 14 minutes: 17361 15 to 19 minutes: 23062 20 to 24 minutes: 16870 25 to 29 minutes: 4029 30 to 34 minutes: 7354 35 to 39 minutes: 917 40 to 44 minutes: 623 45 to 59 minutes: 1951 60 to 89 minutes: 1288 90 or more minutes: 1502

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 72,661 (83%) Carpooled: 10,944 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 464 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%) Railroad: 13 (0%) Taxi: 183 (0%) Motorcycle: 55 (0%) Bicycle: 104 (0%) Walked: 1,486 (2%) Other means: 549 (1%) Worked at home: 1,516 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 10255 $10,000 to $14,999: 5798 $15,000 to $19,999: 5645 $20,000 to $24,999: 5692 $25,000 to $29,999: 5661 $30,000 to $34,999: 5469 $35,000 to $39,999: 4857 $40,000 to $44,999: 4217 $45,000 to $49,999: 3763 $50,000 to $59,999: 6658 $60,000 to $74,999: 6637 $75,000 to $99,999: 6261 $100,000 to $124,999: 3423 $125,000 to $149,999: 1574 $150,000 to $199,999: 1229 $200,000 or more: 1297

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 90988
• United States or American: 18878
• English: 10640
• Irish: 7543
• German: 6108
• Scotch-Irish: 3752
• Scottish: 2876
• Subsaharan African:: 1939
• Italian: 1801
• French (except Basque): 1734
• African: 1599
• European: 1561
• British: 769
• Dutch: 765
• Polish: 720
• Swedish: 569
• Norwegian: 519
• French Canadian: 502
• Welsh: 420
• Arab:: 234
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 223
• Nigerian: 193
• Greek: 163
• Northern European: 161
• Danish: 146
• Jamaican: 137
• Hungarian: 128
• Lebanese: 120
• Czech: 119
• Swiss: 110
• Scandinavian: 108
• Portuguese: 104
• Ukrainian: 104
• Lithuanian: 102
• Canadian: 99
• Russian: 99
• Slovak: 84
• Czechoslovakian: 77
• Sierra Leonean: 73
• Austrian: 59
• Brazilian: 56
• Romanian: 53
• Belgian: 52
• Acadian/Cajun: 51
• Australian: 48
• Palestinian: 44
• German Russian: 44
• South African: 41
• Pennsylvania German: 40
• Finnish: 37
• Slovene: 34
• Croatian: 34
• Eastern European: 33
• Belizean: 31
• Slavic: 30
• Armenian: 28
• Other Arab: 28
• Syrian: 27
• Alsatian: 26
• Cypriot: 26
• Latvian: 23
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18
• Other Subsaharan African: 16
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 15
• Haitian: 14
• Iranian: 12
• Moroccan: 12
• Ethiopian: 10
• Turkish: 10
• Maltese: 9
• Serbian: 8
• Barbadian: 8
• Liberian: 7
• Celtic: 6
• Egyptian: 3

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

• This state: 144109
• Northeast: 7061
• Midwest: 10886
• South: 28117
• West: 4594

51% of Montgomery residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 775
• Nursery to 4th grade: 384
• 5th and 6th grade: 839
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,221
• 9th grade: 1,474
• 10th grade: 1,788
• 11th grade: 1,621
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,547
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,418
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,158
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,555
• Associate degree: 2,829
• Bachelor's degree: 10,585
• Master's degree: 4,602
• Professional school degree: 1,810
• Doctorate degree: 878

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 677
• Nursery to 4th grade: 420
• 5th and 6th grade: 980
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,961
• 9th grade: 1,884
• 10th grade: 2,336
• 11th grade: 2,513
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,996
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,667
• Less than 1 year of college: 5,077
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,543
• Associate degree: 3,743
• Bachelor's degree: 12,355
• Master's degree: 5,723
• Professional school degree: 909
• Doctorate degree: 403

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 38.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $47,815
• Black householders: $24,533
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,016
• Asian householders: $49,423
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $21,250
• Some other race householders: $45,500
• Two or more races householders: $32,639
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $48,447

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,000
• Black or African American householders: $63,500
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $93,500
• Asian householders: $100,000
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $162,500
• Some other race householders: $88,800
• Two or more races householders: $88,900
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $99,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 57,956
• One, attached: 3,621
• Two: 2,069
• 3 or 4: 6,337
• 5 to 9: 6,777
• 10 to 19: 2,650
• 20 to 49: 1,206
• 50 or more: 3,406
• Mobile homes: 2,766
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,500

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Alabama:	10.2%

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Alabama:	10.0%

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Alabama:	14.1%

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