Montgomery County

mcacMontgomery County is located in Southeast Kansas and is home to some of the largest manufacturers, not only in the State of Kansas, but in the country. Businesses such as Textron Aviation, CVR Energy/Coffeyville Resources and John Deere call these thriving communities home. The region has benefited from being within a two-hour drive of both Wichita (the "Air Capital of the World") and Tulsa, OK (home of American Airlines' maintenance base) as well as the Port of Catoosa. The population of Montgomery County is approximately 35,000 people with nine incorporated cities and 12 townships. The cities of Caney, Cherryvale, Coffeyville and Independence are the largest.  

Montgomery County, KS, is the 17th largest county in Kansas by population. The largest places in Montgomery County, KS by population are Coffeyville, Independence, Caney and Cherryvale.

The median household income in Montgomery County was $41,083 in 2015, which represents a 0.9% growth from the previous year. The racial makeup of the county is 85.77% White, 6.07% Black or African American, 3.19% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races, and 3.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

Additionally, there are 13,928 residents employed in Montgomery County, which is a -1.03% growth from the previous year.  Although we have lost employees in Montgomery County, we have seen several new businesses open in the past year, for a total of 280 new jobs created in 2017. 

Montgomery County, KS borders Chautauqua County, KSElk County, KSLabette County, KSNeosho County, KSWilson County, KSNowata County, OKWashington County, OK.

Population

Total Population

30,596

Population
Growth Rate

-0.66%

Median Age

42

Diversity Index

48.800

Housing & Income

Households

12,669

Total Housing Units

15,356


Owner Occupied

9,053

Renter Occupied

3,616

Vacant

2,687

Median Home Value

$100,622


Average Home Value

$135,281

Income
Growth Rate

Median
Household Income

0.00%


Per Capita Income

2.91%

Income Projection

Median Household

$50,076 $53,951


Average Household

$65,972 $75,510


Per Capita

$27,382 $31,603

Workforce

Total Businesses

1,605

Total Employed

19,026

Workers 16+

13,748

2023 Manufacturing Businesses

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Businesses

83

Employed

4,959

2023 HealthCare / Social Assistance

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Businesses

154

Employed

3,205

2023 Retail Trade Businesses

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Businesses

228

Employed

1,863

2023 Educational Services - Businesses

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Businesses

44

Employed

1,834

2023 Accommodation / Food Service

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Businesses

98

Employed

1,288

2023 Food Service / Drinking Est.

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Businesses

78

Employed

1,106

Some
High School

1,392

Graduated
High School

5,616

Associates
Degree

2,551

Bachelor's
Degree

3,226

Graduate
Degree

1,431

Average Commute Time

18 min.



Resident Commuters

11,458

Non-Resident Commuters

1,276

Drive Alone

11,370

Carpooled

1,439

Public

0

Work At Home

398