Elkins vs Montrose

A side-by-side comparison of Elkins and Montrose: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkins and Montrose are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkins has the higher population (6,875 vs 310 in Montrose). Montrose has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $47,746 in Elkins). Montrose has the higher median home value ($191,300 vs $130,500 in Elkins).

Population, income & housing

	Elkins	Montrose
Population	6,875	310
Median age	36.1 yrs	24.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,746	$83,125
Median home value	$130,500	$191,300
Median gross rent	$897	—
Housing units	3,382	96
Homeownership rate	62.7%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkins	Montrose
Population	7,072 → 6,875 (-2.8%)	158 → 310 (+96.2%)
Median household income	$38,506 → $47,746 (+24.0%)	$47,917 → $83,125 (+73.5%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $130,500 (+6.3%)	$150,000 → $191,300 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $897 (+42.2%)	—

Elkins

Population

7,0726,875

Median household income

$38,506$47,746

Median home value

$122,800$130,500

Median gross rent

$631$897

Montrose

Population

158310

Median household income

$47,917$83,125

Median home value

$150,000$191,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkins	Montrose
Under 5	6.0%	34.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	5.2%
18 to 24	14.5%	12.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	3.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.8%
75 and over	7.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkins	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkins	Montrose
No high school diploma	10.9%	13.7%
High school graduate	42.1%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkins	Montrose
Drove alone	67.3%	80.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	11.8%
Other means	6.2%	7.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkins	Montrose
1-unit, detached	64.6%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Elkins	Montrose
Poverty rate	16.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.41	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	12	26
Median year structure built	1953	1983