Hoquiam vs Montesano

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

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

Hoquiam has the higher population (8,792 vs 4,157 in Montesano). Montesano has the higher median household income ($65,938 vs $51,754 in Hoquiam). Montesano has the higher median home value ($331,300 vs $196,400 in Hoquiam).

Population, income & housing

	Hoquiam	Montesano
Population	8,792	4,157
Median age	40.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,754	$65,938
Median home value	$196,400	$331,300
Median gross rent	$1,011	$1,201
Housing units	4,066	1,858
Homeownership rate	57.7%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoquiam	Montesano
Population	8,495 → 8,792 (+3.5%)	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$45,667 → $51,754 (+13.3%)	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $196,400 (+77.1%)	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $1,011 (+33.4%)	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)

Hoquiam

Population

8,4958,792

Median household income

$45,667$51,754

Median home value

$110,900$196,400

Median gross rent

$758$1,011

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)

	Hoquiam	Montesano
Under 5	2.9%	8.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	7.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.1%
75 and over	7.3%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoquiam	Montesano
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoquiam	Montesano
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.0%
High school graduate	36.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoquiam	Montesano
Drove alone	81.8%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	3.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.2%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.4%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoquiam	Montesano
1-unit, detached	74.6%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	7.5%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Hoquiam	Montesano
Poverty rate	15.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1938	1970