Montrose

Population: 3,840
Median household income: $98,832
Median home value: $260,100

Montrose, a community in Wright County, Minnesota, has 3,840 residents. At $98,832, its median household income sits below Wright County's $106,666.

From 2019 to 2023, Montrose's population grew 20.7% from 3,182 to 3,840, while its median home value rose 47.6% from $176,200 to $260,100.

Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,840
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $98,832
Median home value: $260,100
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 1,503
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1823,840

Median household income

$72,875$98,832

Median home value

$176,200$260,100

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,182	$72,875	$176,200	$1,002
2020	3,505	$72,375	$194,900	$960
2021	3,703	$80,845	$213,500	$936
2022	3,779	$89,100	$251,200	$1,243
2023	3,840	$98,832	$260,100	$1,313

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	393	10.2%
5 to 17	791	20.6%
18 to 24	223	5.8%
25 to 34	523	13.6%
35 to 44	668	17.4%
45 to 54	552	14.4%
55 to 64	403	10.5%
65 to 74	125	3.3%
75 and over	162	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,348	87.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	338	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	120	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	11.0%
High school graduate	617	25.4%
Some college or associate's	880	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	545	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	124	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,729	85.3%
Carpooled	83	4.1%
Public transit	16	0.8%
Walked	3	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	181	8.9%
Other means	14	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	275	14.9%
15 to 29 min	451	24.4%
30 to 44 min	540	29.3%
45 to 59 min	318	17.2%
60+ min	261	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 7.4% (282 of 3,835)

	Count	Share
Family households	966	68.1%
Nonfamily households	453	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,419	94.4%
Vacant	84	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,097	77.3%
Renter-occupied	322	22.7%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,108	73.7%
1-unit, attached	133	8.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	192	12.8%
20 or more units	10	0.7%
Mobile home & other	60	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2743810
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 45.0665, -93.9203