Donnellson vs Montrose

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

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

Donnellson has the higher population (813 vs 688 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $55,313 in Donnellson). Donnellson has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $92,100 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Donnellson	Montrose
Population	813	688
Median age	37.4 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$73,333
Median home value	$134,000	$92,100
Median gross rent	$751	$654
Housing units	352	327
Homeownership rate	76.0%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donnellson	Montrose
Population	1,039 → 813 (-21.8%)	837 → 688 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$53,581 → $55,313 (+3.2%)	$55,391 → $73,333 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $134,000 (+29.3%)	$86,100 → $92,100 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $751 (+14.8%)	$625 → $654 (+4.6%)

Donnellson

Population

1,039813

Median household income

$53,581$55,313

Median home value

$103,600$134,000

Median gross rent

$654$751

Montrose

Population

837688

Median household income

$55,391$73,333

Median home value

$86,100$92,100

Median gross rent

$625$654

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donnellson	Montrose
Under 5	5.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	22.5%	11.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	1.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	8.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.6%
75 and over	10.8%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donnellson	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	97.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donnellson	Montrose
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.6%
High school graduate	38.5%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donnellson	Montrose
Drove alone	83.7%	88.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donnellson	Montrose
1-unit, detached	75.6%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Donnellson	Montrose
Poverty rate	13.9%	8.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1966	1962