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Montgomery County, Indiana

Montgomery County, Indiana. Montgomery County had 38,954 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.7% since 2020, in line with Indiana (+2.8%). It holds 25 places (11 cities, villages and boroughs, 11 towns and townships and 3 census-designated) and 9 census tracts. GEOID 18107.

Montgomery County is the county of the Crawfordsville, IN micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

38,954

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 37,936 · ACS 2020-2024: 38,312

Median household income

$71,479

±$5,393 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$171,800

±$5,987 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$858

±$46 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

How many people live in Montgomery County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 37,936 residents in Montgomery County. The Census Bureau estimates 38,954 for July 1, 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in line with Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 38,312 over 505 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +80 (38,018)
2021→2022 +309 (38,327)
2022→2023 +365 (38,692)
2023→2024 +218 (38,910)
2024→2025 +44 (38,954)

Montgomery County in Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Montgomery County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	38,312	6,851,073	+25
Households	15,602±278	2,716,009	no clear change
Average household size	2.38±0.04	2.46	no clear change
Housing units	16,585±40	2,976,568	no clear change

Montgomery County's population since 2000

From 37,629 in 2000 to 38,954 in 2025: up 3.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 37,629
2005 (estimate) 38,105
2010 Census 38,124
2015 (estimate) 38,255
2020 Census 37,936
2025 (estimate) 38,954

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County holds 25 places: 11 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 11 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 3 census-designated places. The largest is Union Township, Montgomery County with 25,751 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Montgomery County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Union Township, Montgomery County	township	25,087	25,367±33	$63,529	$174,000	12.3%	100%
Crawfordsville	city	16,306	16,491±27	$55,033	$134,000	15.2%	100%
Clark Township, Montgomery County	township	1,841	1,915±251	$77,361	$165,800	11.0%	100%
Franklin Township, Montgomery County	township	1,765	1,887±342	$85,022	$169,200	6.6%	100%
Brown Township, Montgomery County	township	1,617	1,889±358	$102,083	$147,800	4.7%	100%
Wayne Township, Montgomery County	township	1,588	1,352±327	$63,808	$122,200	12.1%	100%
Coal Creek Township	township	1,455	1,552±330	$85,125	$148,100	4.4%	100%
Walnut Township, Montgomery County	township	1,303	1,364±330	$78,750	$188,800	4.5%	100%
Madison Township, Montgomery County	township	1,192	1,049±236	$73,438	$171,100	6.4%	100%
Ladoga	town	1,081	1,144±257	$61,667	$130,600	11.2%	100%
Waynetown	town	960	805±230	$60,583	$128,700	16.5%	100%
Ripley Township, Montgomery CountyGEOID 1810764620	township	936	530±177	$68,375	$144,900	7.9%	100%
Lake HolidayGEOID 1841211	CDP	921	845±270	$109,306	$291,100	0.0%	100%
Scott Township, Montgomery CountyGEOID 1810768436	township	776	1,152±509	$105,637	$262,600	8.8%	100%
Darlington	town	711	798±222	$57,656	$120,500	12.0%	100%
Linden	town	711	590±132	$67,981	$141,800	10.2%	100%
New Market	town	559	509±145	$67,969	$142,300	1.8%	100%
Waveland	town	427	475±167	$52,292	$108,600	18.5%	100%
Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery CountyGEOID 1810773898	township	376	255±121	$110,417	$168,800	0.0%	100%
New RichmondGEOID 1853532	town	309	433±230	$80,329	$89,200	6.9%	100%
New RossGEOID 1853550	town	309	364±127	$64,167	$145,000	17.0%	100%
WingateGEOID 1884914	town	237	296±104	$64,375	$76,000	13.2%	100%
MaceGEOID 1845720	CDP	–	84±67	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
AlamoGEOID 1800784	town	66	45±40	not published	not published	44.4%	100%
LinnsburgGEOID 1844172	CDP	–	56±41	$90,208	$152,100	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Montgomery County?

The median resident of Montgomery County is 40.4 years old; 23.0% are under 18 and 18.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.2%. 3.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Montgomery County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	40.4±0.6	38.1	no clear change
Under 18 years	23.0%±0.2 pts	23.3%	–
65 years and over	18.9%±0.3 pts	16.8%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.2%	8.6%	+1.4 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	89.0%±0.6 pts	75.4%	−2.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	0.9%±0.3 pts	9.1%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.5%±0.2 pts	2.6%	−0.3 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.7%±0.5 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±0.5 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	3.3%±0.6 pts	6.3%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	6.2%±1.0 pts	10.3%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.8%±0.9 pts	6.3%	–
With a disability	15.3%±1.6 pts	14.2%	–
No health insurance coverage	8.2%±1.3 pts	7.4%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	89.6%±1.7 pts	90.4%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	20.4%±2.1 pts	29.5%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	7.3%±1.4 pts	10.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.2%±0.5 pts	2.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Montgomery County earn?

Half of Montgomery County's 15,602 households earn less than $71,479 a year (±$5,393), against $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $68,331 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Montgomery County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$71,479±$5,393	$71,957	no clear change
Mean household income	$88,874±$4,684	$95,247	–
Per capita income	$36,354±$1,780	$38,351	+$2,926
People below the poverty line	10.5%±1.5 pts	12.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	13.5%±3.2 pts	16.0%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	9.2%±2.0 pts	9.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	90.1%±1.7 pts	89.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Montgomery County?

Owners occupy 80.3% of Montgomery County's occupied homes and renters 19.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,800 by its owner (±$5,987). The median renter pays $858 a month including utilities, and 33.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Montgomery County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$171,800±$5,987	$218,200	+$17,102
Median gross rent	$858±$46	$1,062	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	33.1%±6.9 pts	38.9%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,224±$38	$1,404	–
Owner-occupied homes	80.3%±2.6 pts	70.6%	+8.8 pts
Housing units	16,585±40	2,976,568	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.6%±0.5 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	6.9%±5.4 pts	5.6%	–
Single-family detached homes	76.2%±2.6 pts	72.6%	–
Mobile homes	7.0%±1.6 pts	4.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.8%±0.3 pts	1.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	28.0%±2.4 pts	16.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Montgomery County building?

Builders took permits for 93 new housing units across Montgomery County in 2025 (89 single-family), 2.4 per 1,000 residents.

2019 77 units
2020 76 units
2021 79 units
2022 51 units
2023 53 units
2024 52 units
2025 93 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Montgomery County get to work?

78.1% of Montgomery County's workers drive alone and 7.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.8 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Montgomery County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	63.9%±1.4 pts	63.8%	–
Unemployment rate	3.3%±0.9 pts	4.3%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	78.1%±1.9 pts	76.3%	–
Carpooled	10.3%±1.9 pts	9.1%	–
Public transportation	0.2%±0.2 pts	0.6%	–
Walked	3.2%±0.8 pts	1.9%	–
Worked from home	7.4%±1.6 pts	10.7%	+4.4 pts
Mean travel time to work	22.8 min±1.3	24.1 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Montgomery County's census tracts?

Montgomery County is divided into 9 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $47,535 (Tract 9572) to $93,500 (Tract 9569).

Census tracts of Montgomery County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 956718107956700	Darlington (16%)	3,150	2,965±308	$81,339	$174,300	$879	4.3%
Tract 956818107956800	Linden (16%)	3,033	3,085±316	$82,442	$186,600	$685	6.4%
Tract 956918107956900	Waynetown (30%)	5,473	5,319±464	$93,500	$234,000	$1,003	9.0%
Tract 957018107957000	Crawfordsville (97%)	4,907	5,140±333	$56,310	$144,000	$904	11.6%
Tract 957118107957100	Crawfordsville (94%)	4,925	5,503±456	$57,784	$126,800	$841	14.9%
Tract 957218107957200	Crawfordsville (97%)	4,409	4,232±417	$47,535	$109,300	$798	22.1%
Tract 957318107957300	Lake Holiday (14%)	4,027	3,918±432	$88,646	$198,200	$682	6.7%
Tract 957418107957400	Crawfordsville (11%)	4,645	4,817±596	$85,179	$213,800	$900	7.6%
Tract 957518107957500	Ladoga (24%)	3,367	3,333±322	$80,163	$186,100	$942	8.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Montgomery County compare with Indiana's other counties?

Montgomery County's rank among Indiana's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	39th of 92
Growth 2020-2025	19th of 92
Residents per square mile	53rd of 92
Median household income	35th of 92
Median home value	56th of 92
Median gross rent	49th of 92
Poverty rate	58th of 92
Bachelor's degree or higher	40th of 92
Median age	55th of 92

Every county in Indiana

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Montgomery County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.