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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Montgomery is $24,537, which is about the same as the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Montgomery median household income is $43,535, which has grown by 22.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Montgomery residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #125

Montgomery, AL	24,537 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Montgomery, AL	26,648 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Montgomery, AL	31,368 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Montgomery, AL	23,555 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #172

Montgomery, AL	43,535 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Montgomery, AL	60,941 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #260

Montgomery, AL	22.20%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Montgomery, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.45%	$14,022, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.70%	$16,353, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.03%	$2,162, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.79%	$24,918, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Montgomery, AL	54,401 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Montgomery, AL	72,529 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$61,253, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$34,254, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,532, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$72,672, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$62,283, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
One Race, Other	$24,688, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,682, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$19,755, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,000, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,681, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$40,628, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	158,895, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	73,486, 46.25%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	48,349, 65.79%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,287, 1.75%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	47,062, 64.04%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	42,368, 90.03%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,694, 9.97%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25,137, 34.21%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	85,409, 53.75%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	50,038, 58.59%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	396, 0.46%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	49,642, 58.12%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	45,357, 91.37%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,285, 8.63%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	35,371, 41.41%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	86,981, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	73,998, 85.07%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,352, 9.60%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	782, 0.90%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	1,183, 1.36%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	596, 0.69%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,070, 2.38%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Montgomery, AL	18.3 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	87,725	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	42,368, 48.30%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,714, 32.37%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,329, 17.30%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,384, 17.43%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 0.15%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,737, 6.46%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,057, 21.38%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	45,357, 51.70%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17,169, 37.85%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,944, 21.92%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,950, 32.96%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	155, 0.34%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,038, 6.70%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Montgomery, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	87,725, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	390, 0.44%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	3,595, 4.10%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,022, 10.28%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,737, 1.98%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,689, 12.18%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,131, 3.57%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	984, 1.12%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,319, 6.06%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,330, 9.50%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,787, 21.42%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,666, 11.02%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	10,955, 12.49%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,120, 5.84%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Montgomery, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	46,429	23.49%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9,807	19.64%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.