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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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

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

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Alabama

State bird

Yellowhammer

State flower

Camellia

State capital

Montgomery

Nickname

Yellowhammer State

Compare Montgomery with

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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