Cities / Alabama / Montgomery

Montgomery, AL

197,494 people

Right Now

Weather

87.8°F

Clear

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 97°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Montgomery)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 11.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BHM

87 mi — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Population & People

Population

197,494

Median age

36.6

Median household income

$56,811

Poverty rate

21.5%

Unemployment rate

6.3%

Bachelor's degree+

33.8%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$161,900

Median gross rent

$1,089/mo

Homeownership rate

54.39%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,016

HUD Fair Market Rent (Montgomery County, 11 mi from Montgomery), 2026. Efficiency $860, 1BR $870, 2BR $1016, 3BR $1304, 4BR $1537. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alabama commercial electricity

14.52¢/kWh

Alabama industrial electricity

7.73¢/kWh

Alabama residential electricity

16.1¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

341154.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

260648

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alabama

540.51

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Alabama-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

87 mi away

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

140 mi away

PNS

Pensacola International Airport

141 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alabama energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alabama economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).