Montrose vs Sandusky

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

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

Montrose has the higher population (688 vs 355 in Sandusky). Sandusky has the higher median household income ($96,118 vs $73,333 in Montrose). Sandusky has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $92,100 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Sandusky
Population	688	355
Median age	51.6 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$96,118
Median home value	$92,100	$223,400
Median gross rent	$654	—
Housing units	327	238
Homeownership rate	93.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Sandusky
Population	837 → 688 (-17.8%)	312 → 355 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$55,391 → $73,333 (+32.4%)	$80,119 → $96,118 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $92,100 (+7.0%)	$202,100 → $223,400 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $654 (+4.6%)	—

Montrose

Population

837688

Median household income

$55,391$73,333

Median home value

$86,100$92,100

Median gross rent

$625$654

Sandusky

Population

312355

Median household income

$80,119$96,118

Median home value

$202,100$223,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Sandusky
Under 5	4.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	1.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	17.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	38.0%
65 to 74	16.6%	12.7%
75 and over	12.6%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Sandusky
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.9%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Sandusky
No high school diploma	4.6%	1.8%
High school graduate	44.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Sandusky
Drove alone	88.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	2.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Sandusky
1-unit, detached	94.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Sandusky
Poverty rate	8.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1962	1976