Montrose vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (841 vs 688 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $66,000 in West Point). West Point has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $92,100 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	West Point
Population	688	841
Median age	51.6 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$66,000
Median home value	$92,100	$158,700
Median gross rent	$654	$581
Housing units	327	400
Homeownership rate	93.2%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	West Point
Population	837 → 688 (-17.8%)	892 → 841 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$55,391 → $73,333 (+32.4%)	$51,548 → $66,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $92,100 (+7.0%)	$120,600 → $158,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $654 (+4.6%)	$540 → $581 (+7.6%)

Montrose

Population

837688

Median household income

$55,391$73,333

Median home value

$86,100$92,100

Median gross rent

$625$654

West Point

Population

892841

Median household income

$51,548$66,000

Median home value

$120,600$158,700

Median gross rent

$540$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	West Point
Under 5	4.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	21.3%
18 to 24	1.5%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	6.5%
65 to 74	16.6%	19.7%
75 and over	12.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	West Point
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	44.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	West Point
Drove alone	88.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	6.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.0%
Other means	0.7%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	West Point
1-unit, detached	94.8%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	West Point
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.7%
Average household size	2.22	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1962	1970