McCleary vs Montesano

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

McCleary 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 2,262 in McCleary). McCleary has the higher median household income ($75,652 vs $65,938 in Montesano). Montesano has the higher median home value ($331,300 vs $327,100 in McCleary).

Population, income & housing

	McCleary	Montesano
Population	2,262	4,157
Median age	38.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,652	$65,938
Median home value	$327,100	$331,300
Median gross rent	$993	$1,201
Housing units	1,039	1,858
Homeownership rate	79.5%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCleary	Montesano
Population	2,061 → 2,262 (+9.8%)	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$48,953 → $75,652 (+54.5%)	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$164,700 → $327,100 (+98.6%)	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $993 (+4.0%)	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)

McCleary

Population

2,0612,262

Median household income

$48,953$75,652

Median home value

$164,700$327,100

Median gross rent

$955$993

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)

	McCleary	Montesano
Under 5	8.7%	8.2%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	17.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	7.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.1%
75 and over	6.6%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCleary	Montesano
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCleary	Montesano
No high school diploma	11.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	29.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCleary	Montesano
Drove alone	68.1%	77.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	0.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.0%	10.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCleary	Montesano
1-unit, detached	81.1%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	McCleary	Montesano
Poverty rate	9.6%	3.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1977	1970