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Montgomery County, KY


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Mount Sterling, KY
Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 28,367   ( 1,868 from 2010 , 263 from 2020)
Land area: 197.3 square miles
Population density: 143.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:26,264 92.59% 6.3%
Black:6672.35% 6.3%
Indian:640.23% 60.0%
Asian:1250.44% 40.4%
2+ races:3581.26% 49.8%
Hispanic:8893.13% 34.7%
Total non-White:2,1037.41% 17.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:740 13.2
Deaths:88415.7
Net Migration: 3977.1
Net Immigration: -6-0.1
Change in White population:1,549 5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:319 1.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
26,499
24,71593.27%
7122.69%
400.15%
890.34%
2390.90%
6602.49%
1,7846.73%

2000
22,554
21,27694.33%
7793.45%
320.14%
260.12%
1680.74%
2591.15%
1,2785.67%

1990
19,561
18,61795.17%
8464.32%
310.16%
00.00%
n/a
670.34%
9444.83%

1980
20,046
18,91194.34%
1,0455.21%
170.08%
40.02%
n/a
690.34%
1,1355.66%

1970
15,364
14,20692.46%
1,1337.37%
90.06%
40.03%
n/a
130.08%
1,158 7.54%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,281 14.5
2,1129.4
2,2089.8
280.1
3,439 15.2
506 2.2
1990's
NumberRate
2,903 14.8
2,08310.6
1,5287.8
420.2
2,659 13.6
334 1.7
1980's
NumberRate
2,697 13.5
1,718 8.6
-1,428 -7.1
n/a
-294 -1.5
-191 -1.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,037 19.8
n/a
4,705 30.6
-23 -0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery County, KY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.5
6,541 23.1%
21,826 76.9%
4,731 16.7%
10,705
2.60
7,490 70.0%
5,254 70.1%
827 11.0%
3,215 30.0%

2010
NumberPercent
38.0
6,500 24.5%
19,999 75.5%
3,393 12.8%
10,435
2.51
7,264 69.6%
5,411 74.5%
724 10.0%
3,171 30.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.2
5,588 24.8%
16,966 75.2%
2,876 12.8%
8,878
2.50
6,425 72.4%
5,127 79.8%
672 10.5%
2,453 27.6%

1990
NumberPercent
34.1
5,192 26.5%
14,369 73.5%
2,535 13.0%
7,309
2.64
5,668 77.5%
4,727 83.4%
448 7.9%
1,641 22.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
6,334 31.6%
13,712 68.4%
2,114 10.5%
6,863
2.90
5,616 81.8%
4,826 85.9%
385 6.9%
1,247 18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Montgomery County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,122 
Median Value$142,300 
Occupied10,70588.3%
Vacant1,41711.7%
Owned7,07466.1%
Rented3,63133.9%
Median Rent$775 
Single-Family Units8,32168.6%
    Detached7,71663.7%
    Attached6055.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units5944.9%
Mobile Homes2,02216.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montgomery County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007336.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996926.5%
$15,000 to $19,9995605.2%
$20,000 to $24,9995915.5%
$25,000 to $29,9992342.2%
$30,000 to $34,9995915.5%
$35,000 to $39,9994434.1%
$40,000 to $44,9995795.4%
$45,000 to $49,9996095.7%
$50,000 to $59,9997196.7%
$60,000 to $74,9991,17811.0%
$75,000 to $99,9991,52814.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,07410.0%
$125,000 to $149,9996486.1%
$150,000 to $199,9993623.4%
$200,000 or more1641.5%
Median Household Income53,436 
Per Capita Income26,423 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8237.7%
Public Assistance1511.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,07819.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,65562.0%
Unemployed7134.1%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force11,36866.1%
Not in Labor Force5,82633.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,1493,78057.7%
Non-Profit23040536.2%
Self-Employed31520460.7%
Local Government37744845.7%
State Government16533133.3%
Federal Government947655.3%
Total Private + Self5,4643,98457.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8661,26040.7%
Total6,3305,24454.7%
Pct. Govt.12.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,1329.7%
Sales and Office Occupations2,73423.5%
Professional, Technical1,81315.6%
Service Occupations1,61313.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing140.1%
All others4,34037.3%
White Collar 48.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,63722.7%
Retail trade2,15918.6%
Health care and social assistance1,38911.9%
Educational services9598.2%
Construction8187.0%
Accommodation and food services7326.3%
Finance and insurance4513.9%
Public administration4003.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3873.3%
Other services3673.2%
Transportation and warehousing3623.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2261.9%
Wholesale trade2051.8%
Utilities1681.4%
Information1401.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting960.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation550.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing530.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction280.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Montgomery County, KY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6402.27%
Puerto Rican60.02%
Cuban230.08%
Dominican270.10%
Total Central American1000.35%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan250.09%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian330.12%
Salvadoran420.15%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American350.12%
Argentinean220.08%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian130.05%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic70.02%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese230.08%
Filipino30.01%
Indian30.01%
Taiwanese20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,52996.1%
Spanish7893.0%
Other Indo-European870.3%
German, other Germanic770.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun370.1%
Vietnamese230.1%
Korean90.0%
Other40.0%
Chinese20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American9,51333.7%
English3,31711.8%
Irish2,4248.6%
German1,5675.6%
Scottish3741.3%
French3641.3%
Italian3031.1%
European2560.9%
Welsh1910.7%
Scandinavian1670.6%
British1500.5%
Scotch-Irish1480.5%
Polish900.3%
Dutch890.3%
Norwegian840.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen28,02399.4%
Not a citizen1650.6%
Native27,84398.8%
Foreign-born3451.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montgomery County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,242 6.5%1,597 8.3%7,975 41.5%4,912 25.6%2,061 10.7%1,430 7.4%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,242 6.5%
9-12 Years 1,597 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,975 41.5%
Some College 4,912 25.6%
Bach. Degree 2,061 10.7%
Grad Degree 1,430 7.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Montgomery County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,350 9,217 1,133 10.9% 6.0%
1991 10,052 8,624 1,428 14.2% 7.3%
1992 9,686 8,809 877 9.1% 6.9%
1993 9,698 8,682 1,016 10.5% 6.2%
1994 10,256 9,392 864 8.4% 5.4%
1995 10,543 9,830 713 6.8% 5.4%
1996 11,211 10,626 585 5.2% 5.4%
1997 11,833 11,277 556 4.7% 5.2%
1998 12,418 11,911 507 4.1% 4.5%
1999 12,734 12,086 648 5.1% 4.5%
2000 11,218 10,734 484 4.3% 4.1%
2001 11,452 10,741 711 6.2% 5.2%
2002 11,416 10,665 751 6.6% 5.8%
2003 11,713 10,947 766 6.5% 6.2%
2004 11,578 10,815 763 6.6% 5.5%
2005 11,664 10,861 803 6.9% 5.9%
2006 12,121 11,395 726 6.0% 5.7%
2007 12,261 11,553 708 5.8% 5.4%
2008 12,277 11,364 913 7.4% 6.5%
2009 12,504 10,888 1,616 12.9% 10.8%
2010 12,141 10,647 1,494 12.3% 10.3%
2011 12,108 10,757 1,351 11.2% 9.4%
2012 12,332 11,237 1,095 8.9% 8.2%
2013 12,140 11,121 1,019 8.4% 7.9%
2014 11,760 10,885 875 7.4% 6.4%
2015 11,705 10,943 762 6.5% 5.2%
2016 11,854 11,101 753 6.4% 5.0%
2017 11,710 10,954 756 6.5% 4.8%
2018 11,646 10,973 673 5.8% 4.2%
2019 11,644 11,045 599 5.1% 4.1%
2020 11,355 10,450 905 8.0% 6.6%
2021 11,545 10,969 576 5.0% 4.4%
2022 12,003 11,466 537 4.5% 3.9%
2023 11,560 11,007 553 4.8% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com