COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lazear vs Montrose
PLACE A
Lazear, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Lazear is 85% smaller than Montrose. Montrose earns more, with a median household income $11,428 higher.
LAZEARMONTROSEDIFFERENCE
Total population1961,275−85% vs Montrose
Population density122991−868
Population growth–-20.2%–
Median age72.040.4+31.6
Male46.9%52.9%−6.0 pts
Female53.1%47.1%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%93.1%+1.3 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%1.7%+2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other1.0%4.2%−3.1 pts
Median household income$41,841$53,269−$11,428
Per capita income$28,323$30,192−$1,869
Poverty rate48.5%24.6%+23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2700.439−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%17.6%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation19.9%60.7%−40.8 pts
Median home value–$168,400–
Median gross rent$826$854−$28
Owner-occupied91.4%57.7%+33.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%17.6%−17.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.4%−38.4 pts
Average commute–21.1–
Worked from home12.8%11.1%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024