Montrose vs Norton

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

Montrose and Norton 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 205 in Norton). Montrose has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $23,967 in Norton). Montrose has the higher median home value ($191,300 vs $92,300 in Norton).

Population, income & housing

	Montrose	Norton
Population	310	205
Median age	24.5 yrs	68.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	$23,967
Median home value	$191,300	$92,300
Housing units	96	167
Homeownership rate	77.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montrose	Norton
Population	158 → 310 (+96.2%)	266 → 205 (-22.9%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $83,125 (+73.5%)	$37,031 → $23,967 (-35.3%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $191,300 (+27.5%)	$91,100 → $92,300 (+1.3%)

Montrose

Population

158310

Median household income

$47,917$83,125

Median home value

$150,000$191,300

Norton

Population

266205

Median household income

$37,031$23,967

Median home value

$91,100$92,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montrose	Norton
Under 5	34.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	12.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	3.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	18.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	25.9%
75 and over	6.8%	41.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montrose	Norton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.3%
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%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montrose	Norton
No high school diploma	13.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	59.6%	76.8%
Some college or associate's	9.6%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montrose	Norton
Drove alone	80.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	7.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montrose	Norton
1-unit, detached	84.4%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Montrose	Norton
Poverty rate	4.5%	13.2%
Average household size	3.30	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1983	1938