Mason vs Montrose

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

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

Mason has the higher population (365 vs 276 in Montrose). Mason has the higher median household income ($63,472 vs $54,821 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $89,300 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Mason	Montrose
Population	365	276
Median age	36.9 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,472	$54,821
Median home value	$89,300	$125,000
Median gross rent	$588	$393
Housing units	151	125
Homeownership rate	82.1%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason	Montrose
Population	258 → 365 (+41.5%)	189 → 276 (+46.0%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $63,472 (+57.0%)	$38,542 → $54,821 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $89,300 (+34.7%)	$62,000 → $125,000 (+101.6%)
Median gross rent	$325 → $588 (+80.9%)	$706 → $393 (-44.3%)

Mason

Population

258365

Median household income

$40,417$63,472

Median home value

$66,300$89,300

Median gross rent

$325$588

Montrose

Population

189276

Median household income

$38,542$54,821

Median home value

$62,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$706$393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mason	Montrose
Under 5	8.5%	13.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	6.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	14.1%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	15.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.6%
75 and over	9.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason	Montrose
No high school diploma	15.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	46.5%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason	Montrose
Drove alone	82.4%	85.5%
Carpooled	10.9%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason	Montrose
1-unit, detached	64.2%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Mason	Montrose
Poverty rate	24.1%	15.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1973	1959