Holland vs Monson Center

A side-by-side comparison of Holland and Monson Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Holland and Monson Center are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monson Center has the higher population (1,794 vs 1,313 in Holland). Holland has the higher median household income ($83,382 vs $58,603 in Monson Center). Holland has the higher median home value ($281,000 vs $279,500 in Monson Center).

Population, income & housing

	Holland	Monson Center
Population	1,313	1,794
Median age	52.8 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,382	$58,603
Median home value	$281,000	$279,500
Median gross rent	—	$770
Housing units	992	906
Homeownership rate	97.6%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	16.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holland	Monson Center
Population	1,547 → 1,313 (-15.1%)	1,881 → 1,794 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$67,454 → $83,382 (+23.6%)	$64,673 → $58,603 (-9.4%)
Median home value	$220,400 → $281,000 (+27.5%)	$220,000 → $279,500 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,280 → $1,165 (-9.0%)	$903 → $770 (-14.7%)

Holland

Population

1,5471,313

Median household income

$67,454$83,382

Median home value

$220,400$281,000

Median gross rent

$1,280$1,165

Monson Center

Population

1,8811,794

Median household income

$64,673$58,603

Median home value

$220,000$279,500

Median gross rent

$903$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holland	Monson Center
Under 5	2.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	11.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	8.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	20.0%	17.2%
75 and over	7.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holland	Monson Center
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holland	Monson Center
No high school diploma	6.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	28.1%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holland	Monson Center
Drove alone	87.7%	75.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	8.6%	15.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holland	Monson Center
1-unit, detached	98.3%	50.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	34.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holland	Monson Center
Poverty rate	4.5%	26.7%
Average household size	1.97	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	44
Median year structure built	1970	1938