Harman vs Montrose

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

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

Montrose has the higher population (310 vs 116 in Harman). Montrose has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $30,625 in Harman). Montrose has the higher median home value ($191,300 vs $93,300 in Harman).

Population, income & housing

	Harman	Montrose
Population	116	310
Median age	50.0 yrs	24.5 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$83,125
Median home value	$93,300	$191,300
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	66	96
Homeownership rate	63.0%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harman	Montrose
Population	103 → 116 (+12.6%)	158 → 310 (+96.2%)
Median household income	$23,571 → $30,625 (+29.9%)	$47,917 → $83,125 (+73.5%)
Median home value	$109,700 → $93,300 (-14.9%)	$150,000 → $191,300 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $618 (-7.6%)	—

Harman

Population

103116

Median household income

$23,571$30,625

Median home value

$109,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$669$618

Montrose

Population

158310

Median household income

$47,917$83,125

Median home value

$150,000$191,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harman	Montrose
Under 5	0.0%	34.8%
5 to 17	11.2%	5.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	12.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	35.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	23.3%	10.6%
65 to 74	6.9%	5.8%
75 and over	4.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harman	Montrose
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harman	Montrose
No high school diploma	24.5%	13.7%
High school graduate	43.9%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harman	Montrose
Drove alone	65.9%	80.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.5%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	7.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harman	Montrose
1-unit, detached	62.1%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.3%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Harman	Montrose
Poverty rate	27.6%	4.5%
Average household size	2.15	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1960	1983