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Montgomery County, New York

Montgomery County had 49,648 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 403.1 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 62 in New York by population and 49th by land area.

Population
49,648
#46 of 62 in New York · #1,015 in US
Area
403.1 sq mi
#49 of 62 in New York · #2,510 in US
Density
123 / sq mi
#29 of 62 in New York · #781 in US
Median household income
$61,463
#53 of 62 in New York · #1,695 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Montgomery County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Montgomery County population, land area and income

Montgomery County had 49,648 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 403.1 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 62 in New York by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 123.2 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents; Montgomery County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,463 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,648

3144th1st

1015th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

403 sq mi

3144th1st

2510th of 3,144 (US)

Density

123.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

781st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,463

3143rd1st

1695th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

49,648

62nd1st

46th of 62 (NY)

Land area

403 sq mi

62nd1st

49th of 62 (NY)

Density

123.2 / sq mi

62nd1st

29th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$61,463

62nd1st

53rd of 62 (NY)

How Montgomery County's population changed since 2020

Montgomery County gained 161 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 18th of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Montgomery County recorded 2,643 births and 2,870 deaths, a natural change of -227. Net international migration added +164 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +199. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 227 people.

49.5k202049.5k202149.4k202249.6k202349.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,643
Deaths
2,870
Net international migration
+164
Net domestic migration
+199
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+68

Where Montgomery County is

The Census internal point of Montgomery County is at 42.900900, -74.435400. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Montgomery County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Montgomery County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.900900, -74.435400
DMS
42°54'3.24"N 74°26'7.44"W
UTM
18N 546093.6E 4749964.6N
Geohash
dreh41vgc
Plus code
87J7WH27+9R

Towns in Montgomery County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Montgomery County, 25,064 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Montgomery County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Amsterdam with 18,169.

  1. 01Amsterdam18,169
  2. 02Canajoharie2,064
  3. 03Fort Plain2,002
  4. 04St. Johnsville1,711
  5. 05Hagaman1,118
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Montgomery County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Montgomery County. The most populous is Saratoga County, NY, with 240,360 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 38.4 miles ESE of Montgomery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 36.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gloversville, NY (population 14,894), 11.2 miles away.

Montgomery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montgomery County is 36057: state code 36 for New York plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,463.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montgomery County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,648. That is up 161 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 49,487.

What is the FIPS code of Montgomery County?

36057. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montgomery County?

Amsterdam, with 18,169 residents inside Montgomery County in 2024.

Which counties border Montgomery County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saratoga County, NY; Schenectady County, NY; Otsego County, NY; Herkimer County, NY; Fulton County, NY; Schoharie County, NY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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