Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 625,15272.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 74,5678.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 67,9947.9%Asian alone
  • 50,2395.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 37,5294.4%Two or more races
  • 4,6840.5%Some other race alone
  • 2960.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1170.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $473,021

Here:	$473,021
State:	$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $300,342

Here:	$300,342
State:	$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $301,840

Here:	$301,840
State:	$229,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $369,074

Here:	$369,074
State:	$281,770

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,445

Here:	$226,445
State:	$294,035

Mobile homes: $106,238

Here:	$106,238
State:	$85,730

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $113,064

Here:	$113,064
State:	$123,135

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $5,328 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,148 (1.4%)

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.

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: 95.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 92,659 (60.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 28,3662010 or later
• 21,7002000 to 2009
• 15,6731990 to 1999
• 12,3731980 to 1989
• 8,6291970 to 1979
• 12,527Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 182,302
• One, attached: 76,588
• Two: 10,426
• 3 or 4: 11,035
• 5 to 9: 12,846
• 10 to 19: 12,918
• 20 to 49: 11,952
• 50 or more: 28,272
• Mobile homes: 2,446
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 141

Housing units in Montgomery County with a mortgage: 162,394 (23,188 second mortgage, 920 home equity loan, 20,808 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,483

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 2019: 10.8

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 2019: 9.1

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 2018: 4.5

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: 160,971 (34,733 living alone), Female householders: 174,277 (52,237 living alone)

• 181,804 spouses (180,421 opposite-sex spouses), 22,153 unmarried partners, (21,317 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 245,001 children (232,384 natural, 4,679 adopted, 7,938 stepchildren), 11,431 grandchildren, 6,038 brothers or sisters, 11,275 parents, 430 foster children, 9,293 other relatives, 15,823 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 22,082

Size of family households: 94,449 2-persons, 54,872 3-persons, 49,655 4-persons, 20,944 5-persons, 4,955 6-persons, 2,691 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 86,970 1-person, 18,233 2-persons, 1,512 3-persons, 711 4-persons, 116 5-persons, 140 6-persons.

133,616 married couples with children.
36,398 single-parent households (8,160 men, 28,238 women).

86.4% of residents of Montgomery speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% 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
• 2,1842020 or later
• 26,4502010 to 2019
• 30,0842000 to 2009
• 34,2971990 to 1999
• 40,7541980 to 1989
• 39,6531970 to 1979
• 42,8491960 to 1969
• 53,6481950 to 1959
• 19,8241940 to 1949
• 59,1831939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 5921 room
• 4782 rooms
• 2,6743 rooms
• 11,2314 rooms
• 22,7675 rooms
• 43,6266 rooms
• 43,2727 rooms
• 41,6318 rooms
• 76,1409+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 5,8171 room
• 6,5232 rooms
• 20,7763 rooms
• 24,9424 rooms
• 14,8885 rooms
• 9,2976 rooms
• 4,8227 rooms
• 2,6448 rooms
• 3,1289+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 707no bedroom
• 3,1171 bedroom
• 27,5652 bedrooms
• 106,5473 bedrooms
• 82,4484 bedrooms
• 22,0275+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• 6,414no bedroom
• 31,3161 bedroom
• 36,0262 bedrooms
• 14,1113 bedrooms
• 3,9874 bedrooms
• 9835+ 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
• 5,679no vehicle
• 59,7461 vehicle
• 115,2512 vehicles
• 42,7713 vehicles
• 13,6054 vehicles
• 5,3595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Montgomery County in renter-occupied apartments
• 11,487no vehicle
• 48,7681 vehicle
• 27,4112 vehicles
• 3,8323 vehicles
• 1,1954 vehicles
• 1445+ vehicles

89.1% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 593,396
• Other state: 165,108
• Northeast: 79,421
• Midwest: 26,154
• South: 43,645
• West: 15,888

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"