Georgetown vs Montpelier

A side-by-side comparison of Georgetown and Montpelier: population, income, housing, and more.

Georgetown and Montpelier are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montpelier has the higher population (2,681 vs 735 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($68,438 vs $52,212 in Montpelier). Montpelier has the higher median home value ($185,600 vs $180,800 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Montpelier
Population	735	2,681
Median age	31.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,438	$52,212
Median home value	$180,800	$185,600
Median gross rent	$1,025	$639
Housing units	206	1,166
Homeownership rate	94.1%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Montpelier
Population	566 → 735 (+29.9%)	2,518 → 2,681 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$70,333 → $68,438 (-2.7%)	$42,447 → $52,212 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $180,800 (+26.3%)	$116,500 → $185,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $1,025 (+50.7%)	$552 → $639 (+15.8%)

Georgetown

Population

566735

Median household income

$70,333$68,438

Median home value

$143,200$180,800

Median gross rent

$680$1,025

Montpelier

Population

2,5182,681

Median household income

$42,447$52,212

Median home value

$116,500$185,600

Median gross rent

$552$639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Montpelier
Under 5	4.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	26.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	10.0%
75 and over	6.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Montpelier
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	91.8%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Montpelier
No high school diploma	5.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	45.4%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Montpelier
Drove alone	80.8%	75.1%
Carpooled	12.1%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Montpelier
1-unit, detached	90.8%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Montpelier
Poverty rate	8.7%	13.4%
Average household size	3.91	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1960	1955