Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 54.1: Montgomery is older than 95% of UK towns
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 98%, against 90% across Wales’s towns. In Montgomery, nearly a fifth of households have dependent children. Compared with other places, households in flats are scarce here: 2%, fewer than in 97% of UK towns. The village had 971 residents in 490 households at the 2021 Census.
32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 94% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents. Lower than in 88% of UK towns: 8.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Across Wales’s towns, 21% of residents are 65 or over. In Knighton, the oldest of Powys’ towns by this measure, it is 30%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Below 90% of UK towns: 6.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across Wales’s towns, 29% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 27% in routine or semi-routine work; Montgomery has 36% and 24%. At 4.3%, the share of full-time students is lower than in 73% of UK towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Wales’s towns: 9.1%.
One-person households make up 40% in Montgomery, more than in 98% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
At 2 people, the average household compares with 2.3 across Wales’s towns. Against that, nearly a third of households are one person living alone across Wales’s towns. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 2.2%.
A higher share of households in terraced houses than 87% of UK towns, at 33%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
In Montgomery, just over one in ten households have no car or van, beside 21% across Wales’s towns. Census figures put households in detached houses at 34% in the village. Set beside that, 29% of households live in a terraced house across Wales’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 89% of UK towns, at 99%
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 10%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.4%). On residents born outside the UK, Montgomery sits lower than 73% of UK towns: 4.3%. To put it in context, 96% of residents have English as their main language across Wales’s towns.
A Welsh-speaking share of 8% in Montgomery
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
Welsh speakers number 75, or 8% of residents aged 3 and over, against 16% across Welsh towns: fewer than in 88% of them. Top of Powys: Ystradgynlais, at 32%.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 73% of UK towns: 45%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 98% of Montgomery · Powys’ towns 94% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 48% here and 43% across Wales’s towns. As a reference point, 47% of residents said they have no religion across Wales’s towns.
Unpaid carers: 13%, a higher share than 99% of UK towns
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Against a figure of 38% across Wales’s towns, the share of adults who have never married in Montgomery comes in at 26%. The share of married adults and civil partners stands at 47%. On average, 10% of residents give unpaid care across Wales’s towns.
38% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
17% of Montgomery’s adults have no qualification (20% across Wales’s towns), and 38% have one at degree level (31%).
Median age: 1 of the 5 towns around Montgomery are older
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 971 | — | 54.1 | 32% | 19% |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 6.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 23% |
| Bishop's Castle | 1,847 | 7.9 mi | 53.7 | 32% | 20% |
| Newtown | 10,882 | 8.1 mi | 41.4 | 21% | 26% |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 9.3 mi | 54.6 | 35% | 20% |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 10.8 mi | 43.6 | 21% | 28% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Powys’ towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Powys (or Wales), summed the same way as Montgomery’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Montgomery’s residents
What is the population of Montgomery?
The 2021 Census counted 971 people in Montgomery’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Montgomery?
The median age was 54.1 at the 2021 Census. 8.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Montgomery?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 94% across Powys’ towns. 4.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Montgomery?
45% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.8% didn’t answer.
Is Montgomery good for families?
19% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Montgomery’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Montgomery?
75 residents aged 3 and over, 8%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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