Clinton vs Montrose

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

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

Clinton has the higher population (9,047 vs 442 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $50,852 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($147,700 vs $79,400 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Montrose
Population	9,047	442
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,852	$50,938
Median home value	$147,700	$79,400
Median gross rent	$706	$855
Housing units	4,436	213
Homeownership rate	63.5%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Montrose
Population	9,118 → 9,047 (-0.8%)	388 → 442 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$38,233 → $50,852 (+33.0%)	$43,125 → $50,938 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $147,700 (+48.7%)	$66,300 → $79,400 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $706 (+10.3%)	$479 → $855 (+78.5%)

Clinton

Population

9,1189,047

Median household income

$38,233$50,852

Median home value

$99,300$147,700

Median gross rent

$640$706

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)

	Clinton	Montrose
Under 5	7.1%	3.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	19.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.3%
75 and over	9.6%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Montrose
No high school diploma	9.5%	16.3%
High school graduate	42.6%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Montrose
Drove alone	82.4%	89.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	3.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Montrose
1-unit, detached	69.6%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Montrose
Poverty rate	18.0%	10.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	14	30
Median year structure built	1978	1970