Aberdeen vs Montesano

A side-by-side comparison of Aberdeen and Montesano: population, income, housing, and more.

Aberdeen and Montesano are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aberdeen has the higher population (17,040 vs 4,157 in Montesano). Montesano has the higher median household income ($65,938 vs $52,181 in Aberdeen). Montesano has the higher median home value ($331,300 vs $225,100 in Aberdeen).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen	Montesano
Population	17,040	4,157
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,181	$65,938
Median home value	$225,100	$331,300
Median gross rent	$1,024	$1,201
Housing units	7,051	1,858
Homeownership rate	57.1%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen	Montesano
Population	16,456 → 17,040 (+3.5%)	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$44,444 → $52,181 (+17.4%)	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $225,100 (+81.1%)	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $1,024 (+35.8%)	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)

Aberdeen

Population

16,45617,040

Median household income

$44,444$52,181

Median home value

$124,300$225,100

Median gross rent

$754$1,024

Montesano

Population

3,9574,157

Median household income

$66,066$65,938

Median home value

$204,100$331,300

Median gross rent

$834$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen	Montesano
Under 5	6.0%	8.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	15.9%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.1%
75 and over	7.1%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen	Montesano
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	89.8%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen	Montesano
No high school diploma	14.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	35.7%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen	Montesano
Drove alone	76.6%	77.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	0.0%
Public transit	2.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.1%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.5%	10.5%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen	Montesano
1-unit, detached	69.6%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	5.8%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen	Montesano
Poverty rate	22.2%	3.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1950	1970