Montague vs Whitehall

A side-by-side comparison of Montague and Whitehall: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitehall has the higher population (2,974 vs 2,630 in Montague). Montague has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $58,750 in Whitehall). Whitehall has the higher median home value ($205,800 vs $184,700 in Montague).

Population, income & housing

	Montague	Whitehall
Population	2,630	2,974
Median age	34.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$58,750
Median home value	$184,700	$205,800
Median gross rent	$735	$841
Housing units	1,132	1,156
Homeownership rate	78.0%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montague	Whitehall
Population	2,636 → 2,630 (-0.2%)	2,749 → 2,974 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$56,314 → $69,375 (+23.2%)	$45,389 → $58,750 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $184,700 (+61.0%)	$124,100 → $205,800 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $735 (+15.4%)	$671 → $841 (+25.3%)

Montague

Population

2,6362,630

Median household income

$56,314$69,375

Median home value

$114,700$184,700

Median gross rent

$637$735

Whitehall

Population

2,7492,974

Median household income

$45,389$58,750

Median home value

$124,100$205,800

Median gross rent

$671$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montague	Whitehall
Under 5	5.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	25.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	3.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	14.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.6%
75 and over	4.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montague	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montague	Whitehall
No high school diploma	3.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montague	Whitehall
Drove alone	84.2%	84.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.0%	3.4%
Other means	2.4%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montague	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	79.2%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	7.8%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Montague	Whitehall
Poverty rate	5.8%	17.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1962	1955