CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Montesano

Washington · 3,064 residents · 10.9 sq mi

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Montesano is home to 3,064 people in Washington. Median home value sits at $49,300. Households here earn about 27% less than in Washington as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.1% of people here. Renters pay $327 a month at the median. Households take in $22,700 at the median, 25% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,064

−7%vs 2000

vs 3,312 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(236)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(241)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(192)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(136)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(539)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(554)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(219)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(242)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(267)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(183)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,700

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,204 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,228

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,467 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,300

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $531 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

33.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(3,104)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(61)

Asian0.5%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(3,003)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(51)

Asian0.5%(15)

Other1.5%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.2%(259)

Puerto Rican0.8%(34)

Spaniard0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Korean1.1%(47)

Chinese0.9%(39)

Filipino0.7%(28)

Japanese0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(20)

Ancestry

English14.9%(623)

German8.9%(372)

Irish7%(291)

American5.6%(234)

Swedish3.3%(136)

Scottish2.8%(117)

Italian2.2%(91)

French1.6%(66)

Norwegian1.4%(58)

Finnish1.4%(57)

Polish1.2%(52)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(50)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(34)

Romanian0.6%(27)

Dutch0.6%(25)

Czech0.5%(20)

British0.3%(11)

Danish0.2%(10)

Austrian0.2%(8)

Croatian0.2%(7)

Hungarian0.2%(7)

Swiss0.2%(7)

Ukrainian0.2%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.4%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(578)

Married48.3%(842)

Widowed3.3%(58)

Divorced15.3%(267)

Women 15+

Never married23.9%(383)

Married48.7%(779)

Widowed11%(176)

Divorced16.4%(263)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.5%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.8%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−13.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.2%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)33.2%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(100)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 277 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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