Chamberlayne vs Montrose

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

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

Montrose has the higher population (8,624 vs 5,000 in Chamberlayne). Chamberlayne has the higher median household income ($102,656 vs $45,063 in Montrose). Chamberlayne has the higher median home value ($302,500 vs $170,000 in Montrose).

Population, income & housing

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
Population	5,000	8,624
Median age	55.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$102,656	$45,063
Median home value	$302,500	$170,000
Median gross rent	$1,647	$1,260
Housing units	2,230	3,892
Homeownership rate	97.4%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
Population	5,888 → 5,000 (-15.1%)	7,541 → 8,624 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$85,130 → $102,656 (+20.6%)	$36,379 → $45,063 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$225,400 → $302,500 (+34.2%)	$116,000 → $170,000 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,154 → $1,647 (+42.7%)	$1,024 → $1,260 (+23.0%)

Chamberlayne

Population

5,8885,000

Median household income

$85,130$102,656

Median home value

$225,400$302,500

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,647

Montrose

Population

7,5418,624

Median household income

$36,379$45,063

Median home value

$116,000$170,000

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,260

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
Under 5	1.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	6.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.9%
25 to 34	5.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	17.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	24.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.0%
75 and over	14.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	21.2%
Black or African American	56.4%	69.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
No high school diploma	7.2%	16.2%
High school graduate	16.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.5%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
Drove alone	71.2%	84.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	5.3%
Other means	1.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
1-unit, detached	98.6%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.1%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	23.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Chamberlayne	Montrose
Poverty rate	3.3%	25.5%
Average household size	2.32	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1971	1974