Montrose vs Mount Morris

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

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

Mount Morris has the higher population (3,130 vs 2,057 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median household income ($44,625 vs $42,886 in Mount Morris). Montrose has the higher median home value ($109,700 vs $79,500 in Mount Morris).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Mount Morris
Population	2,057	3,130
Median age	32.0 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,625	$42,886
Median home value	$109,700	$79,500
Median gross rent	$801	$884
Housing units	886	1,378
Homeownership rate	57.5%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Mount Morris
Population	1,660 → 2,057 (+23.9%)	2,881 → 3,130 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$41,354 → $44,625 (+7.9%)	$33,542 → $42,886 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $109,700 (+34.1%)	$58,000 → $79,500 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $801 (+27.1%)	$697 → $884 (+26.8%)

Montrose

Population

1,6602,057

Median household income

$41,354$44,625

Median home value

$81,800$109,700

Median gross rent

$630$801

Mount Morris

Population

2,8813,130

Median household income

$33,542$42,886

Median home value

$58,000$79,500

Median gross rent

$697$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Mount Morris
Under 5	7.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	21.4%	21.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.2%	7.1%
75 and over	5.0%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Mount Morris
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	57.2%
Black or African American	2.4%	33.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Mount Morris
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Mount Morris
Drove alone	85.4%	86.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	6.7%
Public transit	3.2%	1.6%
Walked	1.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Mount Morris
1-unit, detached	70.0%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	10.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Mount Morris
Poverty rate	25.8%	28.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1963	1954