Montrose-Ghent vs Norton

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

Montrose-Ghent and Norton are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norton has the higher population (11,576 vs 5,946 in Montrose-Ghent). Montrose-Ghent has the higher median household income ($175,781 vs $87,060 in Norton). Montrose-Ghent has the higher median home value ($517,900 vs $181,900 in Norton).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
Population	5,946	11,576
Median age	46.6 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$175,781	$87,060
Median home value	$517,900	$181,900
Median gross rent	$2,721	$1,108
Housing units	2,436	5,105
Homeownership rate	92.3%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.8%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
Population	4,986 → 5,946 (+19.3%)	12,018 → 11,576 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$106,567 → $175,781 (+64.9%)	$68,457 → $87,060 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$342,000 → $517,900 (+51.4%)	$140,500 → $181,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,465 → $2,721 (+85.7%)	$973 → $1,108 (+13.9%)

Montrose-Ghent

Population

4,9865,946

Median household income

$106,567$175,781

Median home value

$342,000$517,900

Median gross rent

$1,465$2,721

Norton

Population

12,01811,576

Median household income

$68,457$87,060

Median home value

$140,500$181,900

Median gross rent

$973$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
Under 5	4.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	18.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.8%
75 and over	6.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
No high school diploma	0.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	8.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	48.9%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
Drove alone	66.7%	81.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	30.0%	13.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
1-unit, detached	95.0%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Montrose-Ghent	Norton
Poverty rate	5.1%	6.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	41	23
Median year structure built	1972	1962