Humidity & wind
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Population
195,300
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$161,900
Owner-occupied units
Montgomery, AL
Alabama · 32.349° N, 86.267° W · 160 sq mi
Montgomery is a city in Alabama, with a population of 195,300 and about 1,222 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,811 a year, and the median home is worth $161,900.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
160 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,222
People per square mile
Rank by population
#138
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#44
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$56,811
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,089
Per month
Homeownership
54.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.7 min
One way
People
Median age
36.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.8%
Households
81,241
2.34 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.5%
Manufacturing 13.1%
Professional & business services 12%
Retail trade 11.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
Compare Montgomery with
- Montgomery vs BirminghamSide by side
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- Montgomery vs MobileSide by side
Cities near Montgomery
- Auburn, AL49 mi · 85,113
- Hoover, AL78 mi · 93,550
- Columbus, GA82 mi · 202,171
- Birmingham, AL87 mi · 195,893
- Dothan, AL92 mi · 72,060
- Tuscaloosa, AL95 mi · 114,316
- South Fulton, GA132 mi · 112,820
- Albany, GA134 mi · 66,907
Cities about the same size
- Providence, RI195,310
- Chattanooga, TN194,144
- Brownsville, TX192,957
- Huntington Beach, CA191,451
- Oxnard, CA199,651
- Vancouver, WA199,698
- Tempe, AZ190,571
- Sunrise Manor, NV200,218
More in Alabama
- Huntsville233,627
- Mobile200,824
- Madison67,968
- Decatur58,056
Wealthiest person in Alabama
Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alabama · private sector
Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alabama
Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.