Cosmopolis vs Montesano

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

Cosmopolis 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 2,301 in Cosmopolis). Cosmopolis has the higher median household income ($80,132 vs $65,938 in Montesano). Montesano has the higher median home value ($331,300 vs $280,700 in Cosmopolis).

Population, income & housing

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
Population	2,301	4,157
Median age	40.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,132	$65,938
Median home value	$280,700	$331,300
Median gross rent	$913	$1,201
Housing units	895	1,858
Homeownership rate	80.6%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
Population	1,610 → 2,301 (+42.9%)	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$56,979 → $80,132 (+40.6%)	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $280,700 (+69.8%)	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $913 (+5.7%)	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)

Cosmopolis

Population

1,6102,301

Median household income

$56,979$80,132

Median home value

$165,300$280,700

Median gross rent

$864$913

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)

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
Under 5	3.7%	8.2%
5 to 17	23.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	3.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	7.1%
45 to 54	15.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.1%
75 and over	10.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	5.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	25.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
Drove alone	88.4%	77.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.3%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
1-unit, detached	85.8%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Cosmopolis	Montesano
Poverty rate	6.3%	3.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1968	1970