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Montgomery County, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Montgomery County, Mississippi has a population of 9,602 across 407 square miles, down 4.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $272.6 m in 2024, 199 establishments operate here.
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Montgomery County
How many people live in Montgomery County
- Population9,602
- Households4,137
- Average household size2.32
- Median household income$41,748
- Median age42.2
- Median gross rent$734 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$126,800
- Home value to household income3.0 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over6,746
- Population under 182,162
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,163
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 645,277
- Civilian labor force3,979
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over53.5 percent
- Rank by population among Mississippi counties70th of 82
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2516th
Montgomery County is the 70th largest of 82 Mississippi counties by population. A median home costs 3.0 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 22.5 percent against 22.5 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montgomery County
Is Montgomery County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-4.15 percent
- Census 2020 base population9,818
- Births, 2024124
- Deaths, 2024164
- Natural change, 2024-40
- Net domestic migration, 2024-113
- Net international migration, 2024-1
- Total net migration, 2024-114
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-149
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2916th
The county has lost 4.15 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Montgomery County
Where people moving to Montgomery County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving206
- People arriving, from those returns434
- Adjusted gross income arriving$8.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$40,209
- Largest single originMontgomery County Non-migrants (3,358 households)
- Largest single destination (3,358 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Non-migrants | 3,358 | 6,960 | $168.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 92 | 188 | $3.9 m |
| Grenada County | 42 | 94 | $1.7 m |
| Carroll County | 38 | 83 | $1.4 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 34 | 69 | $1.3 m |
| Other flows - South | 34 | 69 | $1.3 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Montgomery County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Montgomery County
What the Montgomery County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$272.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$263.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20243.5 percent
- GDP change over five years30.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Mississippi counties71st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2758th
- GDP per resident$28,391
Output grew 3.5 percent in the latest year and 30.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Montgomery County
Who employs people in Montgomery County
- Covered employment, annual average2,432
- Establishments reporting236
- Average annual pay$41,697
- Average weekly wage$802
- Sector 44-45, employment356
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$22,171
- Sector 23, employment108
- Sector 23, average annual pay$54,537
- Sector 52, employment106
- Sector 52, average annual pay$56,820
- Sector 48-49, employment91
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$50,809
- Sector 42, employment81
- Sector 54, employment30
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 356 | 52 | $22,171 |
| Sector 23 | 108 | 15 | $54,537 |
| Sector 52 | 106 | 20 | $56,820 |
| Sector 48-49 | 91 | 11 | $50,809 |
| Sector 42 | 81 | 8 | $46,876 |
| Sector 54 | 30 | 13 | $69,752 |
| Sector 22 | 25 | 5 | $60,322 |
| Sector 53 | 8 | 3 | $28,000 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 356 jobs, 14.6 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Montgomery County
What businesses operate in Montgomery County
- Establishments, all industries199
- Employment at those establishments2,012
- Annual payroll$75.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents20.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Montgomery County
What is being built in Montgomery County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202492
- Declared construction value permitted$2.4 m
- Single family units authorised10
- Multifamily units authorised82
- Multifamily share of units89.1 percent
- Average declared value per unit$26,522
- Units authorised per 1,000 households22.2
Multifamily is 89.1 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Montgomery County
How big is Montgomery County
- Land area407 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Mississippi counties78th of 82
- Width, east to west23.4 mi
- Height, north to south27.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land24
- Establishments per square mile0.49
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Montgomery County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Montgomery County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population9,602
- Households4,137
- Average household size2.32
- Median household income$41,748
- Median age42.2
Common questions
Montgomery County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Montgomery County, Mississippi?
9,602, in 4,137 households, ranking 70th of 82 Mississippi counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Montgomery County growing?
The population has fallen 4.15 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 124 births against 164 deaths, with net migration of -114. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Montgomery County?
$41,748. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $126,800, which is 3.0 times income, and median gross rent is $734 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Montgomery County?
199 establishments, employing 2,012 people with an annual payroll of $75.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Montgomery County?
Average annual pay is $41,697, or $802 a week, across 2,432 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Montgomery County?
92 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $2.4 m. Multifamily was 89.1 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Montgomery County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Montgomery County come from?
The largest single origin is Montgomery County Non-migrants, with 3,358 households. Arriving households report an average income of $40,209 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Montgomery County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Montgomery County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.