Calhoun vs Montrose

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

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

Montrose has the higher population (442 vs 369 in Calhoun). Montrose has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $37,143 in Calhoun). Montrose has the higher median home value ($79,400 vs $52,800 in Calhoun).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun	Montrose
Population	369	442
Median age	38.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,143	$50,938
Median home value	$52,800	$79,400
Median gross rent	$544	$855
Housing units	162	213
Homeownership rate	78.3%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun	Montrose
Population	322 → 369 (+14.6%)	388 → 442 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$30,104 → $37,143 (+23.4%)	$43,125 → $50,938 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$45,600 → $52,800 (+15.8%)	$66,300 → $79,400 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $544 (+1.1%)	$479 → $855 (+78.5%)

Calhoun

Population

322369

Median household income

$30,104$37,143

Median home value

$45,600$52,800

Median gross rent

$538$544

Montrose

Population

388442

Median household income

$43,125$50,938

Median home value

$66,300$79,400

Median gross rent

$479$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun	Montrose
Under 5	6.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	18.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	7.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.3%
75 and over	6.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.7%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun	Montrose
No high school diploma	16.7%	16.3%
High school graduate	54.9%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun	Montrose
Drove alone	80.8%	89.4%
Carpooled	15.4%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun	Montrose
1-unit, detached	76.5%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun	Montrose
Poverty rate	23.3%	10.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1965	1970