Montgomery County, GA

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Vidalia, GA
Designated Market Area: Savannah, GA-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

Places in Montgomery County, GA [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 8,655 ( 468 from 2010 , 45 from 2020)
Land area: 241.1 square miles
Population density: 35.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,565	64.30%	9.4%
Black:	2,193	25.34%	7.5%
Indian:	10	0.12%	66.7%
Asian:	64	0.74%	137.0%
2+ races:	144	1.66%	60.0%
Hispanic:	679	7.85%	41.5%

Total non-White:	3,090	35.70%	3.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	231	13.4
Deaths:	287	16.7
Net Migration:	93	5.4
Net Immigration:	10	0.6

Change in White population:	-579	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	111	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,123
6,144	67.35%
2,372	26.00%
6	0.07%
27	0.30%
90	0.99%
480	5.26%
2,979	32.65%

2000
8,270
5,684	68.73%
2,251	27.22%
6	0.07%
18	0.22%
37	0.45%
271	3.28%
2,586	31.27%

1990
7,163
4,982	69.55%
2,018	28.17%
6	0.08%
14	0.20%
n/a
143	2.00%
2,181	30.45%

1980
7,011
4,797	68.42%
2,136	30.47%
7	0.10%
20	0.29%
n/a
47	0.67%
2,214	31.58%

1970
6,099
4,042	66.27%
2,018	33.09%
1	0.02%
2	0.03%
n/a
37	0.61%
2,057	33.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,047	12.7
697	8.4
200	2.4
136	1.6

460	5.6
393	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
1,055	14.7
723	10.1
175	2.4
11	0.2

702	9.8
405	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
916	13.1
715	10.2
2	0.0
n/a

185	2.6
-33	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
413	6.8
n/a

755	12.4
157	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery County, GA

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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
Number	Percent
37.5
1,771	20.5%
6,884	79.5%
1,489	17.2%

2,966
2.66

2,073	69.9%
1,509	72.8%
248	12.0%
893	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
2,084	22.8%
7,039	77.2%
1,173	12.9%

3,287
2.55

2,350	71.5%
1,688	71.8%
262	11.1%
937	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
2,061	24.9%
6,209	75.1%
872	10.5%

2,947
2.55

2,120	71.9%
1,634	77.1%
206	9.7%
827	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
1,830	25.5%
5,333	74.5%
878	12.3%

2,507
2.68

1,859	74.2%
1,492	80.3%
158	8.5%
648	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
2,076	29.6%
4,935	70.4%
845	12.1%

2,218
2.89

1,726	77.8%
1,405	81.4%
130	7.5%
492	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Montgomery County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	241	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	169	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	209	7.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	118	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	66	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	197	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	155	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	245	8.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	93	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	129	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	190	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	500	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	189	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	71	2.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	164	5.5%
$200,000 or more	230	7.8%

Median Household Income	49,138
Per Capita Income	27,994

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	138	4.7%
Public Assistance	44	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	491	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,904	56.1%
Unemployed	212	4.1%
In Armed Forces	5	0.1%

Total Labor Force	3,121	60.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,056	39.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,273	886	59.0%
Non-Profit	76	71	51.7%
Self-Employed	273	210	56.5%

Local Government	80	283	22.0%
State Government	105	134	43.9%
Federal Government	22	21	51.2%

Total Private + Self	1,546	1,096	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	283	509	35.7%
Total	1,829	1,605	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	18.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	362	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	586	17.0%
Professional, Technical	730	21.2%
Service Occupations	566	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	1.3%
All others	1,194	34.7%

White Collar		48.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	479	13.9%
Educational services	442	12.9%
Construction	402	11.7%
Retail trade	362	10.5%
Manufacturing	283	8.2%
Other services	237	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	205	6.0%
Utilities	204	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	149	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	147	4.3%
Public administration	123	3.6%
Finance and insurance	93	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	84	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	81	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	62	1.8%
Wholesale trade	34	1.0%
Information	32	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	374	4.31%
Puerto Rican	200	2.30%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	11	0.13%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	55	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	18	0.21%
Korean	16	0.18%
Chinese	3	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,728	93.9%
Spanish	414	5.0%
Other Indo-European	30	0.4%
Other	20	0.2%
German, other Germanic	18	0.2%
Korean	13	0.2%
Chinese	3	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	873	10.0%
Irish	813	9.4%
American	799	9.2%
Italian	296	3.4%
German	227	2.6%
Scottish	209	2.4%
British	95	1.1%
European	74	0.9%
French	74	0.9%
African	62	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	47	0.5%
Polish	43	0.5%
Jamaican	33	0.4%
French Canadian	30	0.3%
Eastern European	27	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,512	98.0%
Not a citizen	175	2.0%

Native	8,313	95.7%
Foreign-born	374	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
290	5.1%	631	11.0%	2,202	38.5%	1,476	25.8%	606	10.6%	514	9.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	290	5.1%
9-12 Years	631	11.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,202	38.5%
Some College	1,476	25.8%
Bach. Degree	606	10.6%
Grad Degree	514	9.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,345	3,122	223	6.7%	5.4%
1991	3,376	3,165	211	6.2%	5.3%
1992	3,491	3,170	321	9.2%	6.6%
1993	3,406	3,143	263	7.7%	5.7%
1994	3,616	3,334	282	7.8%	5.1%
1995	3,754	3,484	270	7.2%	4.8%
1996	3,720	3,404	316	8.5%	4.6%
1997	3,787	3,466	321	8.5%	4.5%
1998	3,749	3,425	324	8.6%	4.2%
1999	3,876	3,503	373	9.6%	3.8%

2000	3,898	3,676	222	5.7%	3.5%
2001	3,866	3,608	258	6.7%	4.1%
2002	3,795	3,519	276	7.3%	5.3%
2003	4,154	3,897	257	6.2%	5.1%
2004	4,212	3,964	248	5.9%	5.1%
2005	4,268	4,002	266	6.2%	5.7%
2006	4,512	4,261	251	5.6%	5.1%
2007	4,592	4,362	230	5.0%	4.9%
2008	4,549	4,189	360	7.9%	6.8%
2009	4,486	4,064	422	9.4%	10.4%

2010	3,889	3,415	474	12.2%	10.7%
2011	3,905	3,393	512	13.1%	10.1%
2012	3,886	3,440	446	11.5%	9.0%
2013	4,043	3,584	459	11.4%	8.1%
2014	3,853	3,454	399	10.4%	7.1%
2015	3,671	3,347	324	8.8%	6.1%
2016	3,725	3,444	281	7.5%	5.4%
2017	3,800	3,547	253	6.7%	4.8%
2018	3,868	3,642	226	5.8%	4.0%
2019	3,926	3,721	205	5.2%	3.5%

2020	3,891	3,681	210	5.4%	6.5%
2021	3,824	3,665	159	4.2%	3.9%
2022	3,860	3,712	148	3.8%	3.0%
2023	3,869	3,719	150	3.9%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,773
Median Value	$105,300

Occupied	2,966	78.6%
Vacant	807	21.4%

Owned	2,268	76.5%
Rented	698	23.5%
Median Rent	$684

Single-Family Units	2,139	56.7%
Detached	2,113	56.0%
Attached	26	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	62	1.6%
Mobile Homes	1,454	38.5%

Montgomery County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Montgomery County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Montgomery County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montgomery County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montgomery County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Montgomery County, GA