Montrose vs Portland

A side-by-side comparison of Montrose and Portland: population, income, housing, and more.

Montrose and Portland are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Portland has the higher population (430 vs 190 in Montrose). Portland has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $36,875 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median home value ($60,000 vs $55,300 in Portland).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Portland
Population	190	430
Median age	61.7 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,875	$47,500
Median home value	$60,000	$55,300
Median gross rent	—	$620
Housing units	151	170
Homeownership rate	93.2%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.3%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Portland
Population	452 → 190 (-58.0%)	355 → 430 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$25,000 → $36,875 (+47.5%)	$38,214 → $47,500 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$31,300 → $60,000 (+91.7%)	$76,700 → $55,300 (-27.9%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $730 (+27.0%)	$452 → $620 (+37.2%)

Montrose

Population

452190

Median household income

$25,000$36,875

Median home value

$31,300$60,000

Median gross rent

$575$730

Portland

Population

355430

Median household income

$38,214$47,500

Median home value

$76,700$55,300

Median gross rent

$452$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Portland
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	5.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	1.1%	5.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	16.3%
55 to 64	25.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	25.8%	15.8%
75 and over	16.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Portland
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	41.2%
Black or African American	82.6%	36.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Portland
No high school diploma	28.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Portland
Drove alone	95.4%	90.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Portland
1-unit, detached	80.8%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Portland
Poverty rate	23.7%	20.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1972	1969