County, State, and Regional Trends ‘SELECTED MONTGOMERY COUNTY CENSUS DATA, 1950-2000 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 TOTAL POPULATION (April) 164401 30.920 522,809 579053 757.027 —Br3,a41 GROUP QUARTERS Persons ling in group quarters 4,130 ar 6,164 5.62 7770 9431 Instuionalized persons 549 4104s 2913, 3,983, 5.895 5436 ther persons in group quarters 3.581 2732 3.251 4689 1875 3.995 SEX Male 8178 166.604 259,242 27740 © 364,880 410,622 Female 83223 174,204 269867 300,313 02,147 «ASTI. AGE DISTRIBUTION Under 5 21400 4229943074 = a3g74 57.198 60.173 5017 33026 95,580 145,995 120,957 121,108. «161,585 Bio 20" 3.796 gore 2.384 258082547475 211024" soess 11.559 a7e5 —s7.g0e 42.447 5.068 251044 57433 103,751 130,345 182450 © 282.741 «282.275 451054 weoot 39.660 69.331 60,122 88855 132,870 551059 eo2r 14,902 2351 33.823 92088 45.652 eto 64 4559 147 17495 2a B.S 3.400 651074 oor 11,750 0st anaes a827 «50,103 75t0 84 2667 4990 9730 © 14729 «285935071 85 and Older ‘54 1223 2578 4s 7508 12,983, Median Age 20 28 28 2 4 37 Under 18 Years 54424 137859 188,909 154911 70.244 221,758 Percent of Total Population 331% 404% = 36.2% 26.6% 235% 254% 65 Years and Older 9.202 «17,963 «= «32619 50.905 T7491 «98187 ercont of Total Population 56% 52% 62% 8.8% 102% 11.2% RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN wari" 159,904 377,883 493,934 «495,485 500,635. «585,719 Percent of Total Population 3.8% 96.1% 845% 85.8% TET ABH Black or African American"™ 10330 11831 21551 50756 9x67 132256 Percent of Total Popuiation 63% 3.4% 41% 38% 12.2% 15.1% ‘American indian and Alaska Native"* 28 : 413 ‘980 1861 2584 Percent of Total Population 0.1% 1.0%. 2.0% 20% 3.0% ‘Asian and Pacific islander" " 4533 22,790 61,981 98,063. oa. 3.9% 82% 11.3% 268 1734 2 0 208 436 30117 Percent of Total Population 3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 15920 22,790 55,684 100,604 Percent of Total Population 3.0% 3.9% 74% 115% 1 1950 age groups are 18 0 19, 2010 24 2000 numbers represent those who indicated one race only 1950 and 1960, other race incudes Asian; 1960 also includes American Indian Source: US Census Bureau; Montgomery County Planning Department, Reseach and Technology Center.