Delano vs Montrose

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

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

Delano has the higher population (6,712 vs 3,840 in Montrose). Delano has the higher median household income ($118,091 vs $98,832 in Montrose). Delano has the higher median home value ($347,500 vs $260,100 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Delano	Montrose
Population	6,712	3,840
Median age	35.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,091	$98,832
Median home value	$347,500	$260,100
Median gross rent	$909	$1,313
Housing units	2,579	1,503
Homeownership rate	77.3%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delano	Montrose
Population	6,085 → 6,712 (+10.3%)	3,182 → 3,840 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$101,798 → $118,091 (+16.0%)	$72,875 → $98,832 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $347,500 (+34.3%)	$176,200 → $260,100 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $909 (+6.8%)	$1,002 → $1,313 (+31.0%)

Delano

Population

6,0856,712

Median household income

$101,798$118,091

Median home value

$258,700$347,500

Median gross rent

$851$909

Montrose

Population

3,1823,840

Median household income

$72,875$98,832

Median home value

$176,200$260,100

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delano	Montrose
Under 5	8.7%	10.2%
5 to 17	22.4%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.2%	3.3%
75 and over	6.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delano	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delano	Montrose
No high school diploma	2.4%	11.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delano	Montrose
Drove alone	76.6%	85.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	8.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delano	Montrose
1-unit, detached	76.5%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	12.8%
20 or more units	9.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Delano	Montrose
Poverty rate	3.2%	7.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1994	2002