# Montgomery County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42091) has a median household income of $113,915 (±$1,905) and a total population of 867,573 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 71 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 867,573 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 41.2 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 335,505 | ±932 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $113,915 | ±$1,905 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $436,700 | ±$2,838 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,683 | ±$19 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 71.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 28.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 95.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 53% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 6.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42091 |
| Land area | 482.94 sq mi |
| Water area | 4.25 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,796 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [19426](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19426) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19464](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19464) | 5.3% | 99.2% | Yes |
| [19473](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19473) | 5% | 100% | Yes |
| [19446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19446) | 4.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19403) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [19438](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19438) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [19002](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19002) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18074](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18074) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19525](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19525) | 3.5% | 99.8% | Yes |
| [19468](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19468) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [18073](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18073) | 3.2% | 84.9% | Yes |
| [18054](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18054) | 2.8% | 80% | Yes |
| [19406](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19406) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [18969](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18969) | 2.7% | 81% | Yes |
| [19422](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19422) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [19454](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19454) | 2.5% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [19006](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19006) | 2.5% | 91% | Yes |
| [19044](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19044) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [19440](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19440) | 1.8% | 75.2% | Yes |
| [18964](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18964) | 1.7% | 88.6% | Yes |
| [19462](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19462) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19038](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19038) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [18041](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18041) | 1.7% | 64.1% | Yes |
| [19428](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19428) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [19034](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19034) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [19046](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19046) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19504) | 1.4% | 28.5% |  |
| [19460](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19460) | 1.3% | 18.4% |  |
| [19401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19401) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19040](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19040) | 1.2% | 98.7% | Yes |
| [19444](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19444) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19035](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19035) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19090](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19090) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19027](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19027) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [19010](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19010) | 0.8% | 44.8% |  |
| [19096](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19096) | 0.7% | 95.2% | Yes |
| [19025](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19025) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19001](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19001) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19072](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19072) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [19031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19031) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [19085](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19085) | 0.6% | 43.2% |  |
| [19004](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19004) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [19087](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19087) | 0.5% | 15.3% |  |
| [19095](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19095) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18070](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18070) | 0.4% | 60.7% | Yes |
| [19075](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19075) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19012](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19012) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19492](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19492) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19066](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19066) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19009](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19009) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18076](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18076) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18936](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18936) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18915](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18915) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19435](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19435) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19437](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19437) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19041](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19041) | 0.2% | 32.3% |  |
| [19405](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19405) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19003](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19003) | 0.2% | 46.1% |  |
| [19490](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19490) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19453](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19453) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19512) | 0.1% | 1.5% |  |
| [19472](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19472) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19505) | 0.1% | 7.2% |  |
| [18914](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18914) | 0.1% | 1.4% |  |
| [19436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19436) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19456](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19456) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19128](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19128) | 0% | 2.4% |  |
| [19474](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19474) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19477](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19477) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19118](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19118) | 0% | 1.8% |  |
| [19083](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19083) | 0% | 0.4% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:091&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"42091"}`

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