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Montgomery County, Kansas

Montgomery County, Kansas. Montgomery County had 30,177 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 4.2% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. It holds 23 places (9 cities, villages and boroughs, 12 towns and townships and 2 census-designated) and 12 census tracts. GEOID 20125.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

30,177

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 31,486 · ACS 2020-2024: 30,940

Median household income

$55,697

±$4,353 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$101,700

±$8,675 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$761

±$38 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

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

The 2020 Census counted 31,486 residents in Montgomery County. The Census Bureau estimates 30,177 for July 1, 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 30,940 over 644 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −211 (31,190)
2021→2022 −281 (30,909)
2022→2023 −188 (30,721)
2023→2024 −315 (30,406)
2024→2025 −229 (30,177)

Montgomery County in Kansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Montgomery County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	30,940	2,947,197	−1,581
Households	12,880±346	1,174,060	−696
Average household size	2.33±0.06	2.44	no clear change
Housing units	15,538±31	1,293,635	−929

Montgomery County's population since 2000

From 36,252 in 2000 to 30,177 in 2025: down 16.8%. 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 36,252
2005 (estimate) 35,034
2010 Census 35,471
2015 (estimate) 33,458
2020 Census 31,486
2025 (estimate) 30,177

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 23 places: 9 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 12 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 2 census-designated places. The largest is Coffeyville with 8,460 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%.

Coffeyville	city	8,826	8,662±52	$45,670	$60,800	21.1%	100%
Independence	city	8,548	8,422±27	$51,069	$88,800	18.4%	100%
Independence Township, Montgomery County	township	2,241	3,027±429	$76,306	$140,700	7.1%	100%
Cherryvale	city	2,192	2,096±284	$50,288	$62,400	21.0%	100%
Fawn Creek Township	township	1,857	1,469±352	$65,000	$144,700	15.9%	100%
Caney	city	1,788	1,431±314	$39,000	$81,500	17.4%	100%
Caney Township	township	1,134	1,350±363	$88,750	$192,300	2.6%	100%
Parker Township	township	1,077	984±324	$93,111	$227,100	9.7%	100%
Sycamore Township, Montgomery County	township	805	1,028±293	$75,734	$223,800	5.3%	100%
Louisburg Township	township	552	533±130	$55,313	$68,300	30.4%	100%
Liberty Township, Montgomery CountyGEOID 2012540275	township	511	391±144	$88,385	$123,500	3.6%	100%
Drum Creek TownshipGEOID 2012518700	township	494	489±186	$80,855	$219,500	3.9%	100%
Cherry TownshipGEOID 2012512875	township	462	442±143	$89,342	$259,600	0.0%	100%
Cherokee Township, Montgomery CountyGEOID 2012512850	township	415	355±118	$67,639	$96,500	11.8%	100%
Dearing	city	382	279±75	$62,500	$80,700	11.8%	100%
Rutland TownshipGEOID 2012561925	township	299	178±119	not published	$135,500	0.0%	100%
West Cherry TownshipGEOID 2012576825	township	285	83±53	$59,500	not published	0.0%	100%
Elk City	city	260	245±100	$46,250	$27,500	17.1%	100%
TyroGEOID 2071925	city	177	192±117	not published	$132,100	35.4%	100%
LibertyGEOID 2040250	city	99	110±63	$45,625	$44,200	10.9%	100%
HavanaGEOID 2030700	city	84	55±25	$32,708	$64,000	12.7%	100%
SycamoreGEOID 2069725	CDP	70	24±20	not published	not published	58.3%	100%
WaysideGEOID 2076175	CDP	19	0±11	not published	not published	–	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 41.2 years old; 23.7% are under 18 and 20.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 76.5%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 8.7%. 2.9% 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	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	41.2±0.9	37.4	no clear change
Under 18 years	23.7%±0.4 pts	23.8%	–
65 years and over	20.3%±0.2 pts	17.0%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.1%	13.6%	+1.3 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	76.5%±0.6 pts	72.7%	−2.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.8%±0.6 pts	5.2%	−1.1 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.2 pts	2.9%	–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1.9%±0.4 pts	0.4%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.2 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8.7%±1.0 pts	4.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±0.4 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	2.9%±0.6 pts	7.4%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	5.9%±1.1 pts	12.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.4%±1.1 pts	6.8%	–
With a disability	21.0%±1.5 pts	13.5%	–
No health insurance coverage	10.8%±1.5 pts	8.8%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	90.9%±1.5 pts	92.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	22.6%±1.8 pts	35.6%	+3.1 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	8.4%±1.5 pts	13.4%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	3.4%±1.1 pts	3.0%	–

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 12,880 households earn less than $55,697 a year (±$4,353), against $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $55,574 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Montgomery County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$55,697±$4,353	$74,275	no clear change
Mean household income	$69,564±$3,108	$100,417	–
Per capita income	$30,146±$1,214	$40,978	no clear change
People below the poverty line	15.9%±1.8 pts	11.3%	−2.8 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line	22.0%±3.9 pts	13.1%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	11.7%±1.7 pts	6.8%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	87.1%±1.8 pts	90.7%	–

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 72.9% of Montgomery County's occupied homes and renters 27.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,700 by its owner (±$8,675). The median renter pays $761 a month including utilities, and 39.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Montgomery County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$101,700±$8,675	$217,200	no clear change
Median gross rent	$761±$38	$1,060	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	39.8%±5.8 pts	34.5%	+8.5 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,345±$74	$1,689	–
Owner-occupied homes	72.9%±2.8 pts	67.2%	+4.1 pts
Housing units	15,538±31	1,293,635	−929
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.3%±0.9 pts	0.9%	–
Rental vacancy rate	9.0%±3.6 pts	6.2%	–
Single-family detached homes	83.2%±2.3 pts	71.8%	–
Mobile homes	6.5%±1.3 pts	4.0%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.7%±0.5 pts	1.4%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	34.3%±2.7 pts	15.4%	–

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 27 new housing units across Montgomery County in 2025 (27 single-family), 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

2019 1 units
2020 3 units
2021 6 units
2022 4 units
2023 11 units
2024 5 units
2025 27 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?

80.7% of Montgomery County's workers drive alone and 3.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Montgomery County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	57.2%±1.6 pts	66.1%	–
Unemployment rate	4.4%±1.4 pts	3.9%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	80.7%±2.5 pts	75.4%	–
Carpooled	10.8%±1.9 pts	8.7%	–
Public transportation	0.4%±0.3 pts	0.4%	–
Walked	3.3%±1.1 pts	2.3%	–
Worked from home	3.5%±0.9 pts	11.8%	no clear change
Mean travel time to work	18.9 min±1.2	19.7 min	+2.2 min

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 12 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $38,676 (Tract 9510) to $83,967 (Tract 9507).

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

Tract 950120125950100	Elk City (11%)	1,944	2,047±276	$75,060	$213,000	$1,070	10.7%
Tract 950220125950200	Cherryvale (79%)	2,507	2,354±307	$51,707	$69,100	$668	18.6%
Tract 950320125950300	Independence (83%)	4,083	4,333±304	$74,063	$131,800	$947	6.2%
Tract 950420125950400	Independence (99%)	2,150	2,136±305	$44,507	$78,600	$694	20.1%
Tract 950520125950500	Independence (90%)	1,466	1,504±292	$45,952	$52,900	$808	28.3%
Tract 950620125950600	Independence (68%)	2,810	3,150±429	$60,701	$127,300	$675	20.4%
Tract 950720125950700	Dearing (5%)	3,699	3,142±303	$83,967	$141,200	$742	6.2%
Tract 950820125950800	Coffeyville (58%)	4,441	4,289±561	$62,013	$123,800	$776	13.3%
Tract 951020125951000	Coffeyville	1,898	2,345±306	$38,676	$55,400	$616	26.6%
Tract 951120125951100	Coffeyville (96%)	2,323	1,663±266	$40,882	$45,600	$837	29.2%
Tract 951320125951300	Caney (80%)	2,099	2,000±238	$61,354	$136,400	$780	13.3%
Tract 951420125951400	Coffeyville (81%)	2,066	1,977±278	$41,042	$46,600	$814	20.5%

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 Kansas's other counties?

Montgomery County's rank among Kansas's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	19th of 105
Growth 2020-2025	86th of 105
Residents per square mile	14th of 105
Median household income	94th of 105
Median home value	74th of 105
Median gross rent	59th of 104
Poverty rate	10th of 102
Bachelor's degree or higher	66th of 105
Median age	53rd of 105

Every county in Kansas

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.