Montrose vs Rockford

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

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

Rockford has the higher population (4,521 vs 3,840 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median household income ($98,832 vs $82,228 in Rockford). Rockford has the higher median home value ($265,900 vs $260,100 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Rockford
Population	3,840	4,521
Median age	34.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,832	$82,228
Median home value	$260,100	$265,900
Median gross rent	$1,313	$1,254
Housing units	1,503	1,923
Homeownership rate	77.3%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Rockford
Population	3,182 → 3,840 (+20.7%)	4,551 → 4,521 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$72,875 → $98,832 (+35.6%)	$65,548 → $82,228 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$176,200 → $260,100 (+47.6%)	$181,900 → $265,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,002 → $1,313 (+31.0%)	$974 → $1,254 (+28.7%)

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

Rockford

Population

4,5514,521

Median household income

$65,548$82,228

Median home value

$181,900$265,900

Median gross rent

$974$1,254

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Rockford
Under 5	10.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	17.4%	9.6%
45 to 54	14.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	3.3%	12.4%
75 and over	4.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	8.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Rockford
No high school diploma	11.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	25.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Rockford
Drove alone	85.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	12.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Rockford
1-unit, detached	73.7%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Rockford
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2002	1996