Montesano vs Westport

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

Montesano and Westport 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 2,164 in Westport). Montesano has the higher median household income ($65,938 vs $52,407 in Westport). Montesano has the higher median home value ($331,300 vs $228,800 in Westport).

Population, income & housing

	Montesano	Westport
Population	4,157	2,164
Median age	42.3 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,938	$52,407
Median home value	$331,300	$228,800
Median gross rent	$1,201	$752
Housing units	1,858	1,720
Homeownership rate	65.1%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montesano	Westport
Population	3,957 → 4,157 (+5.1%)	1,817 → 2,164 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$66,066 → $65,938 (-0.2%)	$42,439 → $52,407 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$204,100 → $331,300 (+62.3%)	$188,900 → $228,800 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,201 (+44.0%)	$772 → $752 (-2.6%)

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

Westport

Population

1,8172,164

Median household income

$42,439$52,407

Median home value

$188,900$228,800

Median gross rent

$772$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montesano	Westport
Under 5	8.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	3.2%	5.6%
25 to 34	16.1%	18.4%
35 to 44	7.1%	4.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	19.8%
75 and over	12.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montesano	Westport
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montesano	Westport
No high school diploma	5.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	29.7%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montesano	Westport
Drove alone	77.2%	45.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.2%	20.6%
Walked	11.6%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.2%
Worked from home	10.5%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montesano	Westport
1-unit, detached	70.2%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	13.2%
20 or more units	6.6%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Montesano	Westport
Poverty rate	3.1%	11.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	12
Median year structure built	1970	1976