Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Demographics

Montgomery County is 38th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Montgomery County is 38th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Montgomery County is 44th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Montgomery County is 48th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Montgomery County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Montgomery County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Montgomery County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income per capita

Montgomery County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income per household

Montgomery County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Montgomery County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Retail sales

Montgomery County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Current population (2012)

Montgomery County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

Montgomery County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Montgomery County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	808,460	3rd	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	483.0	47th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,655.9	4th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	5.7%	18th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.3%	14th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.7%	53rd	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.9%	1st	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	44.4%	2nd	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	81.9%	61st	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	9.1%	7th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	43rd	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.9%	1st	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	12th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	12th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	19th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.2%	60th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	51.5%	10th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	9.5%	3rd	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	327,140	3rd	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.3%	7th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	307,598	3rd	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.8%	41st	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$297,900	3rd	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	17th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,014	6th	18,796	829,658

Income Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$41,163	2nd	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$78,446	2nd	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.7%	66th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Montgomery County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Non-farm private establishments	25,632	3rd	295,720	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	465,939	3rd	5,078,111	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	84,682	3rd	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$15,151,273	2nd	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,534	3rd	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,477,987	3rd	$19,625,449	$613,795,732