Montrose vs Watson

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

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

Watson has the higher population (616 vs 276 in Montrose). Watson has the higher median household income ($68,625 vs $54,821 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $93,900 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Watson
Population	276	616
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,821	$68,625
Median home value	$125,000	$93,900
Median gross rent	$393	$750
Housing units	125	244
Homeownership rate	75.9%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Watson
Population	189 → 276 (+46.0%)	824 → 616 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$38,542 → $54,821 (+42.2%)	$53,750 → $68,625 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $125,000 (+101.6%)	$75,400 → $93,900 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $393 (-44.3%)	$556 → $750 (+34.9%)

Montrose

Population

189276

Median household income

$38,542$54,821

Median home value

$62,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$706$393

Watson

Population

824616

Median household income

$53,750$68,625

Median home value

$75,400$93,900

Median gross rent

$556$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Watson
Under 5	13.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	6.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	14.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.2%	19.6%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.3%
75 and over	9.4%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Watson
No high school diploma	9.3%	10.5%
High school graduate	49.7%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Watson
Drove alone	85.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	0.7%	11.7%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Watson
1-unit, detached	72.8%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Watson
Poverty rate	15.6%	20.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	35	17
Median year structure built	1959	1982