Elma vs Montesano

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

Elma 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 3,452 in Elma). Elma has the higher median household income ($66,194 vs $65,938 in Montesano). Elma has the higher median home value ($379,200 vs $331,300 in Montesano).

Population, income & housing

	Elma	Montesano
Population	3,452	4,157
Median age	42.6 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,194	$65,938
Median home value	$379,200	$331,300
Median gross rent	$987	$1,201
Housing units	1,350	1,858
Homeownership rate	62.8%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elma	Montesano
Population	3,277 → 3,452 (+5.3%)	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$46,228 → $66,194 (+43.2%)	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $379,200 (+125.8%)	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $987 (+62.3%)	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)

Elma

Population

3,2773,452

Median household income

$46,228$66,194

Median home value

$167,900$379,200

Median gross rent

$608$987

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)

	Elma	Montesano
Under 5	7.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.1%
75 and over	7.9%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elma	Montesano
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elma	Montesano
No high school diploma	19.0%	5.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elma	Montesano
Drove alone	67.4%	77.2%
Carpooled	13.9%	0.0%
Public transit	2.1%	0.2%
Walked	5.0%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.7%	10.5%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elma	Montesano
1-unit, detached	64.5%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Elma	Montesano
Poverty rate	30.0%	3.1%
Average household size	2.74	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1973	1970