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Montgomery County, North Carolina

Montgomery County had 26,364 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 491.5 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 45th by land area.

Population
26,364
#74 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,561 in US
Area
491.5 sq mi
#45 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,117 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#80 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,404 in US
Median household income
$55,005
#67 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,319 in US

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

Montgomery County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Montgomery County population, land area and income

Montgomery County had 26,364 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 491.5 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 53.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Montgomery County has 50% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,005 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,364

3144th1st

1561st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

492 sq mi

3144th1st

2117th of 3,144 (US)

Density

53.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1404th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,005

3143rd1st

2319th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

26,364

100th1st

74th of 100 (NC)

Land area

492 sq mi

100th1st

45th of 100 (NC)

Density

53.6 / sq mi

100th1st

80th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$55,005

100th1st

67th of 100 (NC)

How Montgomery County's population changed since 2020

Montgomery County gained 644 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 57th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Montgomery County recorded 1,101 births and 1,614 deaths, a natural change of -513. Net international migration added +267 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +855. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 855 people.

25.7k202025.8k202125.9k202226.2k202326.4k2024
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
1,101
Deaths
1,614
Net international migration
+267
Net domestic migration
+855
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+123

Where Montgomery County is

The Census internal point of Montgomery County is at 35.327500, -79.910800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 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.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Montgomery County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.327500, -79.910800
DMS
35°19'39.00"N 79°54'38.88"W
UTM
17N 598995.7E 3909906.7N
Geohash
dnr0vx4tx
Plus code
877283HQ+2M

Towns in Montgomery County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Montgomery County, 6,058 people together, or 23% 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 Troy with 2,978.

  1. 01Troy2,978
  2. 02Biscoe1,895
  3. 03Mount Gilead1,185
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 Davidson County, NC, with 177,809 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 78.0 miles ENE of Montgomery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Concord, NC (population 112,395), 41.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Albemarle, NC (population 17,344), 16.0 miles away.

Montgomery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montgomery County is 37123: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,005.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montgomery County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,364. That is up 644 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,720.

What is the FIPS code of Montgomery County?

37123. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montgomery County?

Troy, with 2,978 residents inside Montgomery County in 2024.

Which counties border Montgomery County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Davidson County, NC; Randolph County, NC; Moore County, NC; Stanly County, NC; Richmond County, NC; Anson County, NC.

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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.