Heidelberg vs Montrose

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

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

Heidelberg has the higher population (709 vs 139 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median home value ($251,900 vs $79,400 in Heidelberg). Since 2019, Montrose's population has grown faster (+13.0% vs -1.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Heidelberg	Montrose
Population	709	139
Median age	44.5 yrs	66.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,722	—
Median home value	$79,400	$251,900
Median gross rent	$1,051	—
Housing units	281	95
Homeownership rate	66.8%	97.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heidelberg	Montrose
Population	716 → 709 (-1.0%)	123 → 139 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$25,938 → $52,722 (+103.3%)	$84,375 → $21,677 (-74.3%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $79,400 (-3.1%)	$65,600 → $251,900 (+284.0%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $1,051 (+51.4%)	—

Heidelberg

Population

716709

Median household income

$25,938$52,722

Median home value

$81,900$79,400

Median gross rent

$694$1,051

Montrose

Population

123139

Median household income

$84,375$21,677

Median home value

$65,600$251,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heidelberg	Montrose
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	5.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	0.7%
35 to 44	8.7%	2.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	20.9%
65 to 74	17.1%	49.6%
75 and over	6.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heidelberg	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	11.8%	87.8%
Black or African American	87.9%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heidelberg	Montrose
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.0%
High school graduate	47.1%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heidelberg	Montrose
Drove alone	95.6%	91.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	1.8%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heidelberg	Montrose
1-unit, detached	88.3%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Heidelberg	Montrose
Poverty rate	24.7%	5.8%
Average household size	3.31	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1975	1978