Montgomery County, Alabama

County ranked by announced AI data-center load

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Key takeaways

Montgomery County has 227,197 residents and a median household income of $58,153. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama has been the largest private employer at 3,530 workers since the plant opened in May 2005, with another 1,010 at MOBIS Alabama and 12,280 at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base.Source: Census ACS 2023 B01003, B19013 + sources[0] (Wikipedia: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama) + sources[1] (Wikipedia: Montgomery, Alabama)
Alabama Power's residential rate rose 10.7%, from 15.1 to 16.8 cents per kWh between 2021 and 2023, on 1.33 million in-state residential customers. That adds about $179 per year to a typical 10,800 kWh household bill.Source: data/cache/utility_rate_yoy.csv (Alabama Power Co, AL)
Property tax assessments rose 23.8% on a 3-year baseline, the steepest move in this batch and the second-steepest of any AI county. Home prices rose 12.0% over the same window against a median home value of $160,100.Source: data/cache/property_tax_yoy.csv (FIPS 01101) + data/cache/realestate_yoy.csv + Census ACS 2023 B25077
34.3% of Montgomery County adults hold a bachelor's degree, which is well above the surrounding Black-Belt counties. Meta's campus joins an industrial corridor where automotive and federal employers already anchor the load.Source: Census ACS 2023 B15003 (Montgomery County, AL)

58.8% of Montgomery County residents are Black alone and 19.3% live in poverty, the highest poverty rate in this batch. The Meta campus drops on the most racially and economically distinct host community in the batch.Source: Census ACS 2023 B02001_001E, B02001_003E, B17001_001E, B17001_002E (Montgomery County, AL)
Only 57.7% of Montgomery County housing units are owner-occupied, the lowest owner share in this batch outside Fulton. The 42% renter base will see the Alabama Power rate increase pass straight into monthly rent before any property reassessment cycle catches up.Source: Census ACS 2023 B25003_001E, B25003_002E (Montgomery County, AL)
8.9% of adults are veterans, the highest veteran share in this batch and a direct reflection of the Maxwell-Gunter footprint. Federal and military payrolls already stabilize the local labor base before the Meta build adds construction headcount.Source: Census ACS 2023 B21001_001E, B21001_002E (Montgomery County, AL)
Median gross rent is $1,061 against a 12.4% manufacturing employment share, half the Jackson-County share to the north. Montgomery is the post-industrial pivot county in the Alabama pair, not the rural one.Source: Census ACS 2023 B25064_001E, C24050_001E, C24050_004E (Montgomery County, AL)