Montgomery County, PA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Montgomery County: 530 seats on 168 elected bodies.

Cities and towns

How many local governments Montgomery County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 137 local governments in Montgomery County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government10
Cities, towns, villages and townships (24 municipal, 38 township)6262
School districts (school boards)230
Special districts (elected boards)510

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Montgomery County

867,573people
41.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$113,915 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
6.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
53%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$436,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
11.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.9%U.S.: 8.4%
49%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
22.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.7% · White 71.5% · Black 9.2% · Asian 8% · Other or more than one race 4.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Montgomery County

2.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
13,230people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
469,125people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
482,355in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Montgomery County 0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.8% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)2.7%13,230469,125482,355
August 20263.4%16,765469,775486,540
July 20263.2%15,571470,872486,443
June 20263.2%15,356472,042487,398
May 20263.3%16,195468,349484,544
April 20263.1%15,132466,586481,718
March 20263.4%16,126461,965478,091
February 20263.8%17,771454,105471,876
January 20263.5%16,392456,968473,360
December 20253.0%14,273459,077473,350
November 20253.3%15,593460,970476,563
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20253.7%17,360454,411471,771
August 20254.4%20,946454,008474,954
July 20254.0%19,050458,254477,304
June 20253.6%17,011458,106475,117
May 20253.4%15,829456,429472,258
April 20253.1%14,517456,599471,116
March 20253.4%16,017456,573472,590
February 20253.7%17,150452,618469,768
January 20253.6%16,957453,499470,456
December 20242.9%13,649455,428469,077
November 20243.1%14,377456,170470,547
October 20243.2%15,100457,548472,648
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)3.5%16,791456,413473,204
20243.2%15,162460,240475,402
20233.0%14,304459,346473,650
20223.4%15,736452,040467,776
20214.7%21,503438,657460,160
20207.4%33,749423,130456,879
20193.5%16,019447,351463,370
20183.5%16,185439,878456,063
20173.9%17,772435,052452,824
20164.1%18,535432,850451,385

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Montgomery County

103.0 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.
1,436.4 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.
9murders2025, 930 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
2025930103.012,9741,436.4
20181,029121.210,8621,279.3
20171,107130.911,9941,418.2
2016999118.912,5461,493.0
By police agency (48)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Lower Merion Township Police Department20252892864,974
Abington Township Police Department, Montgomery County2025381,02059,217
Cheltenham Township Police Department20251363,48639,204
Upper Merion Township Police Department20251595637,149
Norristown Police Department202517664936,161
Horsham Township Police Department20251618428,040
Upper Dublin Township Police Department2025914027,692
Montgomery Township Police Department2025634226,384
Upper Moreland Township Police Department20253538126,292
Lower Providence Township Police Department20251211926,259
Upper Providence Township Police Department, Montgomery County20251219825,340
Pottstown Police Department202517071723,584
Hatfield Township Police Department20251116023,234
Limerick Township Police Department2025524021,799
Springfield Township Police Department, Montgomery County2025311421,263
Whitpain Township Police Department202517520,701
Whitemarsh Township Police Department20251311820,273
Lansdale Police Department20252015019,235
Plymouth Township Police Department, Montgomery County20252791618,769
Towamencin Township Police Department2025511118,117
Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department202547617,492
Lower Salford Township Police Department202525316,561
West Norriton Township Police Department20251621516,469
East Norriton Township Police Department20252120814,456
Lower Moreland Township Police Department2025513514,253
Franconia Township Police Department202526313,890
New Hanover Township Police Department202524813,808
Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Department2025138213,172
Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department2024916412,255
Douglass Township Police Department, Montgomery County202521511,281
Conshohocken Police Department20253779,363
Hatboro Police Department20251408,365
Souderton Police Department20259367,319
Ambler Police Department20252476,923
Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department20252186,418
Bridgeport Police Department202561755,502
Collegeville Police Department20252265,378
Lower Frederick Township Police Department20251144,975
Royersford Police Department20252324,967
Jenkintown Police Department20252484,746
Narberth Police Department20254344,540
West Pottsgrove Township Police Department20254793,825
Marlborough Township Police Department20251123,589
North Wales Police Department20251383,456
East Greenville Police Department20242193,155
Rockledge Police Department20253252,645
West Conshohocken Police Department202516151,511
Bryn Athyn Police Department20230121,318

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Pennsylvania · the U.S.

Quick answers

What is the population of Montgomery County?
About 867,573 people, with a median age of 41.2; the median household income is $113,915 and 6.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Montgomery County?
2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,230 people unemployed in a labor force of 482,355, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Montgomery County?
137 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 24 municipal, 38 township, 23 school district and 51 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Montgomery County?
168: Abington Township, Abington Township, Ambler Borough, Ambler Borough, Ambler Borough, Bridgeport Borough, Bridgeport Borough, Bridgeport Borough, Bryn Athyn Borough, Bryn Athyn Borough, Bryn Athyn Borough, Bryn Athyn Borough, Cheltenham Township, Cheltenham Township, Cheltenham Township, Collegeville Borough, Collegeville Borough, Collegeville Borough, Conshohocken Borough, Conshohocken Borough, Conshohocken Borough, Douglass Township, Douglass Township, Douglass Township, East Greenville Borough, East Greenville Borough, East Greenville Borough, East Norriton Township, East Norriton Township, East Norriton Township, Franconia Township, Franconia Township, Franconia Township, Green Lane Borough, Green Lane Borough, Green Lane Borough, Hatboro Borough, Hatboro Borough, Hatboro Borough, Hatfield Borough, Hatfield Borough, Hatfield Borough, Hatfield Township, Hatfield Township, Horsham Township, Horsham Township, Jenkintown Borough, Jenkintown Borough, Jenkintown Borough, Lansdale Borough, Lansdale Borough, Lansdale Borough, Limerick Township, Limerick Township, Limerick Township, Lower Frederick Township, Lower Frederick Township, Lower Frederick Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Lower Merion Township, Lower Merion Township, Lower Moreland Township, Lower Moreland Township, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Lower Providence Township, Lower Providence Township, Lower Providence Township, Lower Salford Township, Lower Salford Township, Lower Salford Township, Marlborough Township, Marlborough Township, Marlborough Township, Montgomery Township, Montgomery Township, Montgomery Township, Narberth Borough, Narberth Borough, Narberth Borough, New Hanover Township, New Hanover Township, New Hanover Township, Norristown Borough, Norristown Borough, Norristown Borough, North Wales Borough, North Wales Borough, North Wales Borough, Pennsburg Borough, Pennsburg Borough, Pennsburg Borough, Perkiomen Township, Perkiomen Township, Perkiomen Township, Plymouth Township, Pottstown Borough, Pottstown Borough, Pottstown Borough, Red Hill Borough, Red Hill Borough, Red Hill Borough, Rockledge Borough, Rockledge Borough, Rockledge Borough, Royersford Borough, Royersford Borough, Royersford Borough, Salford Township, Salford Township, Salford Township, Schwenksville Borough, Schwenksville Borough, Schwenksville Borough, Skippack Township, Skippack Township, Skippack Township, Souderton Borough, Souderton Borough, Souderton Borough, Springfield Township, Telford Borough, Telford Borough, Telford Borough, Towamencin Township, Towamencin Township, Towamencin Township, Trappe Borough, Trappe Borough, Trappe Borough, Upper Dublin Township, Upper Dublin Township, Upper Frederick Township, Upper Frederick Township, Upper Frederick Township, Upper Gwynedd Township, Upper Gwynedd Township, Upper Hanover Township, Upper Hanover Township, Upper Merion Township, Upper Merion Township, Upper Merion Township, Upper Moreland Township, Upper Moreland Township, Upper Pottsgrove Township, Upper Pottsgrove Township, Upper Providence Township, Upper Providence Township, Upper Providence Township, Upper Salford Township, Upper Salford Township, Upper Salford Township, West Conshohocken Borough, West Conshohocken Borough, West Conshohocken Borough, West Norriton Township, West Norriton Township, West Pottsgrove Township, West Pottsgrove Township, Whitemarsh Township, Whitpain Township, Whitpain Township, Whitpain Township, Worcester Township, Worcester Township, Worcester Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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