Central Park vs Montesano

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

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

Montesano has the higher population (4,157 vs 3,203 in Central Park). Central Park has the higher median household income ($97,273 vs $65,938 in Montesano). Montesano has the higher median home value ($331,300 vs $313,300 in Central Park).

Population, income & housing

	Central Park	Montesano
Population	3,203	4,157
Median age	45.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,273	$65,938
Median home value	$313,300	$331,300
Median gross rent	$1,108	$1,201
Housing units	1,320	1,858
Homeownership rate	84.4%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Park	Montesano
Population	3,205 → 3,203 (-0.1%)	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$77,522 → $97,273 (+25.5%)	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$222,000 → $313,300 (+41.1%)	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,108 (+36.1%)	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)

Central Park

Population

3,2053,203

Median household income

$77,522$97,273

Median home value

$222,000$313,300

Median gross rent

$814$1,108

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)

	Central Park	Montesano
Under 5	4.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	7.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	23.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.1%
75 and over	6.4%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Park	Montesano
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Park	Montesano
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Park	Montesano
Drove alone	86.3%	77.2%
Carpooled	2.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.3%	10.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Park	Montesano
1-unit, detached	87.5%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Central Park	Montesano
Poverty rate	6.1%	3.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1966	1970