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Montrose-Ghent

Ohio · 5,903 residents · 9.40 sq mi
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Part of the Akron metro area
The short version

Montrose-Ghent is home to 5,903 people in Ohio. Households here earn about 152% more than in Ohio as a whole. 79% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $180,250, well clear of the $82,259 US median. At a median age of 45.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $180,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
79% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Montrose-Ghent

What changed most since 1990

  • White share96.0% → 88.7% (−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$425,532 → $545,500 (+28%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree56.7% → 79.0% (+22.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 40 cities and towns in the Akron metro

  • 1st in household income$180,250
  • 1st in share with a bachelor's degree79.0%
  • 1st in home value$545,500
  • 26th in diversity score25.9
Section 01

Population & growth

5,903
+12%since 2000
from 5,261 in 2000
1990 – 2024
628 / sq mi
+12%since 2000
from 560 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
45.9
+1%since 2000
from 45.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.40 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4K5K5K6K6K19902000201020202024Montrose-Ghent
20246K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(292)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(342)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.7%(513)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.3%(432)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 242.5%(146)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348%(473)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(706)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5420.4%(1,205)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.6%(920)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(570)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(228)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(76)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$180,250
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,186 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$110,515
+96%since 2000
from $56,423 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
84.7%
+21.9 ptssince 2009
from 62.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
4.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 0.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.509
+2%since 2010
from 0.499 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing7.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction7.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Information7.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance1.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical0.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$545,500
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $277,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$2,679
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,027 in 2000
US average: $1,442
94.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 96.3% in 2000
5.6% rent
9.3%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.69 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.56 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
19.4%
−17.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
13.0%
−29.6 ptssince 2009
from 42.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
3.0
−13%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96%(5,052)
Black0.9%(46)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(30)
Asian1.8%(97)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic88.7%(5,238)
Black0.3%(17)
Hispanic / Latino1.4%(80)
Asian3.5%(209)
Other6.1%(359)
26
+253%since 2009
from 7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.2%(70)
Mexican0.2%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese2.6%(156)
Asian Indian1.5%(88)
Filipino0.3%(19)
Ancestry
German37.7%(2,228)
Irish23.5%(1,387)
English21.6%(1,274)
Italian7.7%(452)
American3.2%(186)
Croatian3%(178)
Polish2.7%(161)
Scottish2.4%(139)
French2.1%(122)
Hungarian1.6%(96)
Danish1.3%(77)
Russian1.3%(75)
+ 18 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1%(58)
Arab0.8%(50)
Slovak0.8%(49)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(48)
British0.7%(40)
Ukrainian0.6%(37)
Swedish0.5%(27)
Brazilian0.4%(26)
Greek0.4%(25)
Iranian0.3%(20)
Czech0.3%(16)
Swiss0.3%(16)
Lebanese0.3%(15)
Dutch0.2%(11)
Lithuanian0.2%(11)
Norwegian0.2%(10)
Serbian0.2%(9)
Section 05

Education

79.0%
+17.5 ptssince 2000
from 61.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
98.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 96.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
30.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 28.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

39.9 min
+237%since 2000
from 11.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
63.9%
−24.2 ptssince 2009
from 88.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
1.3%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
33.8%
+27.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
3.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

2.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 5.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
70.0%
+11.6 ptssince 2011
from 58.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 70.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
5.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
65.9%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 62.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

53.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
46.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
2.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
6.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
8.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
0.0%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 5.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
96.9%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 83.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 97.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
95.7%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
95.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 92.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
0.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 0.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married17.5%(419)
Married68%(1,623)
Widowed2.4%(58)
Divorced12.1%(288)
Women 15+
Never married17.2%(408)
Married73.7%(1,745)
Widowed3.2%(76)
Divorced5.9%(139)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

0.0%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 5.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
73.7%
+7.6 ptssince 2020
from 66.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
−4.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
15.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
3.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 7.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
89.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 84.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
18.9%
−8.8 ptssince 2020
from 27.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.7%(73)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(72)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.3%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II12%(34)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 284 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Montrose-Ghent, decade by decade

Montrose-Ghent population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19904,906$173,117$425,53256.7%9.8
20005,261$178,861$504,96361.5%9.7
20105,177$143,138$504,07562.5%15.2
20205,254$151,184$447,12165.5%25.4
20245,903$180,250$545,50079.0%25.9

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio?

Montrose-Ghent, Ohio has about 5,903 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio?

The typical household in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio earns about $180,250 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montrose-Ghent, Ohio expensive?

In Montrose-Ghent, Ohio, the median home is worth about $545,500, and the typical rent is about $2,679 a month.

How educated are people in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio?

About 79.0% of adults age 25 and over in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio?

About 4.5% of people in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montrose-Ghent, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Montrose-Ghent, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 997 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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